PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HB1454
Legislation Overview
Title: Modernized Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2015
Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Crime and law enforcement
Description: 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.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: April 21, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1454/all-info
Sponsors
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21 sponsors: Jackie Speier (D); Karen Bass (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Corrine Brown (D); Matthew Cartwright (D); David Cicilline (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Sam Farr (D); Lois Frankel (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Michael Honda (D); Steve Israel (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Charles Rangel (D); Mark Takano (D); Kathy Castor (D); Eliot Engel (D); Niki Tsongas (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Steve Cohen (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 21 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Mar 18 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 18 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 24 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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