HR 1250
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative procedure
Ammunition
Department of the Treasury
Equipment and supplies
Firearms control
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Import restrictions
Law
Law enforcement officers
Police
Standards
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Amendment Act of 1997
Introduced: April 8, 1997
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 8, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Amendment Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be capable of penetrating body armor.
Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations based on standards to be developed for the uniform testing of projectiles to determine whether such projectiles are capable of penetrating National Institute of Justice Level II-A body armor.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1