Police departments would get more federal help to buy bulletproof vests.
This bill would help state and local police departments afford bulletproof vests by increasing the federal government's share of the cost from 50 percent to 60 percent. It would also set aside $60,000,000 each year for five years to pay for the program, starting in the government's budget year 2026. This means more officers could get the vests they need.
Today, the federal government pays 50 percent of the cost for bulletproof vests through a grant program, and the program's funding authorization is set by existing rules. If this bill passes, the federal government would pay 60 percent of the cost, and $60,000,000 would be made available each year from the government's budget year 2026 through 2030 to fund the program.
HR 5391 · 119th Congress · September 16, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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