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HR 1454 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Justice Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers

Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: March 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015

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 is determined by the Attorney General to be capable of penetrating body armor.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar (body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used, and the projectile's design; and (2) assess and, as appropriate, modify the standards every three years or more frequently if warranted by technological advances.

What's happening now April 21, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2016
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 1, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 18, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 18, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 18, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 18, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Mar 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1454: Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1454/
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"H.R. 1454: Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1454/.
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H.R. 1454, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1454/.
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