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S 1231 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Worker safety and health

A bill to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

Introduced: April 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2019
Held at the desk.
May 15, 2019
Received in the House.
May 15, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 14, 2019
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2837; text: CR S2837)
May 14, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2837; text: CR S2837)
May 9, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.
May 9, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with amendments. Without written report.
May 9, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes permanent the authority for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program. The BVP Program provides grants to states and localities to purchase body armor vests for law enforcement officers.

Additionally, the bill renames the BVP Program as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

What's happening now May 15, 2019

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4163 Related bill To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
  • HR 2379 Identical bill To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 7
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 8, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 8, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 30, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 30, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 30, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 30, 2019
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 30, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 30, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 30, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1231: A bill to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1231/
MLA
"S. 1231: A bill to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1231/.
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S. 1231, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1231/.
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