United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4215 (109th)
Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act
Introduced
2 November 2005
Last action
6 February 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sanford Bishop, Ed Case, Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Raúl Grijalva, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, GENE GREEN, Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Wayne "Cotton" Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make a matching requirement inapplicable to a grant for the purchase of an armor vest for any officer who works in a high security risk area or for a correctional officer who transports prisoners.
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Timeline
2 November 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 November 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 November 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
- Ed Case · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4215
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4215
- us · 109-hr-4215 · source updated 15 August 2025