US Congress House Bill 3497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-05 - 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]

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.

PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-09-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3497/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3497/BILLS-114hr3497ih.pdf