119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 14, 2025
Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act
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Latest action (May 14, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 14, 2025)
Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act
This bill prohibits under federal law the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians. The term enhanced body armor means body armor, including a helmet or shield, with a ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the ballistic performance standard of RF1 armor, as determined using the National Institute of Justice standard in effect at the time the person purchases, owns, or possesses the armor.
Violations are subject to a fine, imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
The bill's prohibition does not apply to enhanced body armor that was lawfully possessed before the bill's effective date.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body ar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body ar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body ar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body ar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body ar…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: GIFFORDS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; H.R.1456 Gun Trafficker Detection Act; S.367 Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025; H.R. XX Stop Arming Cartels Act; H.R. 3398 Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act; S. 1955 Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 3740 Equal Access to Justice fo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing