United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 378 (114th)
Responsible Body Armor Possession Act
Introduced
14 January 2015
Last action
5 February 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Subjects
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Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Responsible Body Armor Possession Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor, except: (1) by or under the authority of the United States or any state or political subdivision, or (2) enhanced body armor that was lawfully possessed before the effective date of this Act. Defines "enhanced body armor" to mean body armor, including a helmet or shield, the ballistic resistance of which meets or exceeds the ballistic performance of Type III armor, determined using National Institute of Justice Standard-0101.06.
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Timeline
14 January 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/378
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/378
- us · 114-hr-378 · source updated 12 August 2025