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HR 4215 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional personnel Economics and Public Finance Equipment and supplies Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Law enforcement officers Police Safety measures

Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act

Introduced: November 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make a matching requirement inapplicable to a grant for the purchase of an armor vest for any officer who works in a high security risk area or for a correctional officer who transports prisoners.

What's happening now February 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 12, 2006
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4215: Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4215/
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"H.R. 4215: Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4215/.
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H.R. 4215, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4215/.
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