2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8147: Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act
Legislative Summary
To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.
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Bill History
6/17/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
6/17/2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
11/1/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(6/17/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Grace Meng
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Christopher Jacobs
Republican
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat