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HR 3247 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives

Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

Introduced: May 10, 2024 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2023
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Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to restrict the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians. The term enhanced body armor means body armor, including a helmet or shield, with a ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the ballistic performance standard of Type III armor, as determined using the National Institute of Justice standard in effect at the time the person purchases, owns, or possesses the armor.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · May 10, 2024
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 18, 2023
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 25, 2023
Higgins, Brian
· May 11, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 11, 2023
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 11, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 11, 2023
Payne, Donald
· May 11, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3247: Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3247/
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"H.R. 3247: Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3247/.
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H.R. 3247, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3247/.
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