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H.R. 6045: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008

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H.R. 6045: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-421.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 647 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6045 (2008-09-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-421. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2012 the grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · 171 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH) and 111 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6045 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110