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Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of certain financial assistance for vehicle security enhancement upgrades, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Latest action (Feb 2, 2026) Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Referred to
Homeland Security Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice

Summary

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of certain Department of Homeland Security financial assistance for vehicle security enhancement upgrades on law enforcement vehicles. The bill specifically allows this financial assistance to be used for security enhancements such as bulletproof windows. The amendment clarifies that grants provided under existing DHS programs can be allocated toward these types of vehicle security improvements.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Actions (4)
  1. Feb 2, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
  2. Feb 2, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
  3. Jan 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
  4. Jan 30, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 8774 — Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 95%
  • HR 8217 — Next Gen Road Safety Act · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 7446 — Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026 · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 3207 — DEFENSE Act · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 5430 — FORTIFY Act · Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 468 — SECURE Firearm Storage Act · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 30, 2026

Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of certain financial assistance for vehicle security enhancement upgrades, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act”.

SEC. 2. DHS VEHICLE SECURITY ENHANCEMENT UPGRADES.

Section 432 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 240) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

“(e) Certain Uses.—The Secretary shall authorize the use of financial assistance under subsection (d)(2) for vehicle security enhancement upgrades, including for bulletproof windows.”. <all>

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