HR8656-119

In Committee

Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced May 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Education, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2154B87AEE044DC58F8180A7ED52AAC2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026.
  • Section HB0B5908964F04F85A0FE291F57345AAD: 2. Rules related to procurement of ballistic-resistant body armor Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of...
  • Section H4CF7C83B496B458F93A358715829EFA7: 509C. Domestic Sourcing Requirement for Department Procurements The Attorney General may not use funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Education, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Education Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 4, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 4, 2026

Introduced in House

May 4, 2026

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Harrigan, and Mrs. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Education Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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