HR 8774 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
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.
Summary
The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use certain financial assistance for vehicle security enhancement upgrades for law enforcement. The authorization specifically includes bulletproof windows and other security improvements for law enforcement vehicles. This expands the eligible uses of existing DHS financial assistance programs.
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)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Roger Williams’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $31,350
- DOUBLE EAGLE $16,000
- PIERSON & PATTERSON $13,200
- LENDERS & MEMBERS SERVICE GROUP $13,200
- LUTHER KING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Roger Williams → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- May 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
- May 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- May 12, 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.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2026
Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. McGuire) 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>
Comments