S. 2511: A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-12-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 737.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-12-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship.

Plain summary

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to waive matching fund requirements applicable to the grant program for the purchase of armor vests for law enforcement officers in the case of fiscal hardship. Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend such program through FY2012.

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Official text

A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2511, A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or a reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship (2008-05-21); CBO cost estimate: S. 2511, A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or a reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship (2008-05-21)

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Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2511.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s2511 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110