Body Armor Safety Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Body Armor Safety Act of 2022
This bill requires body armor (for use by law enforcement) to comply with certain safety requirements in order to be imported into the United States. It also establishes new criminal offenses related to fraud in connection with such body armor.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill text
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8538: Body Armor Safety Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8538/
"H.R. 8538: Body Armor Safety Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8538/.
H.R. 8538, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8538/.
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