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HR 1043 105th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law Enforcement Defense procurement Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Equipment and supplies Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Military and naval supplies

Help Equip Local Police Act

Introduced: March 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 14, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Mar 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Equip Local Police Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to expand current Department of Defense procedures for the procurement by State and local law enforcement agencies of law enforcement equipment suitable for counter-drug activities to include equipment that is not suitable or intended for counter-drug activities, but excluding any equipment that the Department does not procure for its own purposes. Terminates such expanded authority two years after the enactment of this Act, but allows the Secretary to continue to process requests received before such date.

What's happening now April 14, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 8, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 12, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1043: Help Equip Local Police Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1043/
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"H.R. 1043: Help Equip Local Police Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1043/.
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H.R. 1043, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1043/.
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