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HR 6462 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional personnel Department of Justice Equipment and supplies Federal law enforcement officers Government Operations and Politics Safety measures

Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act

Introduced: July 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act - Requires the Bureau of Prisons to: (1) provide all its correctional officers with stab-resistant personal body armor; and (2) require such officers to wear such body armor while on duty.

What's happening now July 10, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 24, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2008
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 8, 2008
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 29, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6462: Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6462/
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"H.R. 6462: Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6462/.
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H.R. 6462, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6462/.
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