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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB3497

Legislation Overview

Title: PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement: Law enforcement officers: Trade restrictions

Description: PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the manufacture or importation of projectiles that may be used in a handgun and that are determined by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require DOJ to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar (concerning 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 to propel the projectile, and the projectile's design. It prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, or transfer of any handgun that uses armor piercing ammunition, except: (1) where manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military, law enforcement, or intelligence agencies; and (2) by a licensed manufacturer or contractor for the purpose of examining and testing to determine whether such prohibition applies.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: October 5, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3497/all-info

Sponsors

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21 sponsors: Eliot Engel (D); Steve Israel (D); Michael Honda (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Jose Serrano (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Sam Farr (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); James McGovern (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Donna Edwards (D); Nita Lowey (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); William Keating (D); Steve Cohen (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Betty McCollum (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Oct 5 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Sep 11 2015	Introduced in House
House	Sep 11 2015	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Sep 15 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