Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act," proposes an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It specifically targets the use of financial assistance for vehicle security upgrades. The legislation would allow the Secretary to authorize funds for these enhancements. One specific example of a security upgrade mentioned is the installation of bulletproof windows.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this change how police departments operate?
The bill allows law enforcement to upgrade vehicles with security enhancements like bulletproof windows.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Vehicle Security Upgrades: The bill allows the Secretary to authorize financial assistance for enhancing vehicle security, which includes the addition of bulletproof windows (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this change how police departments operate? — The bill allows law enforcement to upgrade vehicles with security enhancements like bulletproof windows.
- 2/2/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- 1/30/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.