HR3398Referred to Committee
Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-05-14
Introduced
28
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Timothy M. Kennedy
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (553 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/K000402
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (28)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)Original· 2025-05-14
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)Original· 2025-05-14
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)Original· 2025-05-14
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-05-14
- George Latimer (D-NY-16)Original· 2025-05-14
- Grace Meng (D-NY-6)Original· 2025-05-14
- Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)Original· 2025-05-14
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-05-14
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)Original· 2025-05-14
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2)Original· 2025-05-14
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)Original· 2025-05-14
- Laura Friedman (D-CA-30)Original· 2025-05-14
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-05-14
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)Original· 2025-05-14
- Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-05-14
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2025-05-14
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2025-05-14
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)Original· 2025-05-14
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)Original· 2025-05-14
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)Original· 2025-05-14
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)Original· 2025-05-14
- Gabe Amo (D-RI-1)· 2025-05-15
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)· 2025-05-15
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)· 2025-05-20
- Sean Casten (D-IL-6)· 2025-06-10
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)· 2025-07-21
- Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)· 2025-10-28
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-05-14
Plain-English Summary
The legislation would restrict who can legally possess body armor by creating new criminal penalties for civilians wearing protective vests, with exceptions for law enforcement, military, and security personnel. The law would affect everyday people, potentially including construction workers, journalists, and others who might wear protective gear, by making it illegal for them to own or wear body armor in most circumstances. This represents a significant change to current federal law, which generally allows civilians to purchase and wear body armor.
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Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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