US Congress House Bill 2566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities.

Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2013-06-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB538 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2566/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2566/BILLS-113hr2566ih.pdf