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Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

Introduced: January 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-155.
May 16, 2016
Signed by President.
May 13, 2016
Presented to President.
May 10, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 10, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2184-2185)
May 10, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2184-2185)
May 10, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 125.
May 10, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2184-2186)
May 10, 2016
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 10, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
May 10, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-544.
Apr 20, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 8, 2016
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2015
Received in the House.
May 7, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 6, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2671-2672)
May 6, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S2671-2672)
May 6, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2670-2672)
Mar 26, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.
Mar 26, 2015
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 26, 2015
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S101)
Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,214 Lee, Mike To modify the authorization of appropriations. Agreed to May 6, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program.

(Sec. 3) It requires the transfer to the general fund of the Treasury, no later than January 31, 2023, of all funds appropriated for the BVP program for FY2016-FY2020 that are not obligated on or before December 31, 2022.

(Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry out the BVP program should be made available through the end of the fiscal year following the one for which the amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until expended.

(Sec. 5) It prohibits the use of federal funds under another grant program to pay or defer the cost of the matching funds requirement for the BVP program.

(Sec. 6) It requires a state, local, or tribal government that receives a BVP program grant to comply with BVP program requirements, to have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol officers to wear an armor vest or body armor, and to use the funds to purchase vests or body armor that meet performance standards established by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

(Sec. 7) The bill allows preferential consideration to a BVP program grant applicant from a jurisdiction that provides armor vests that are uniquely fitted to law enforcement officers, including individual female officers.

What's happening now May 16, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-155.

 Bill text 7 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10 Republican 3
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 6, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 4, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 15, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 23, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 27, 2015
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 23, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 12, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 8, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 8, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 8, 2015
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