Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8774

Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act

Grants for Bulletproof Police Vehicles

May 12·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Homeland Security. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled for it yet.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

Most bills introduced in the House do not become law, and this one has just started the long committee process.

Key Points

This bill allows local police departments to use federal grant money from the Department of Homeland Security to upgrade their patrol cars.
The main goal is to make police vehicles safer by adding security features like bulletproof glass for windows.
Currently, these specific federal funds might be restricted to other uses, so this change gives local law enforcement more flexibility in how they spend their safety budgets.
If passed, this would help protect officers from gunfire while they are inside their vehicles during dangerous situations.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions

May 13, 2026House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

May 12, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

May 12, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act

Bill NumberHR 8774

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Data Sources

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R: 7

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