Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8656 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8656 To require the Department of Justice to procure ballistic-resistant body armor manufactured using domestic ballistic fibers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2026 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Harrigan, and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Department of Justice to procure ballistic-resistant body armor manufactured using domestic ballistic fibers. 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 ``Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RULES RELATED TO PROCUREMENT OF BALLISTIC-RESISTANT BODY ARMOR. (a) Required Disclosure of Source of Materials.-- (1) Disclosure.--Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall require any entity, including a company or manufacturer, that submits or has submitted ballistic-resistant body armor to the National Institute of Justice's Compliance Testing Program to disclose each country where such armor is manufactured and where ballistic fibers contained in such armor are grown, reprocessed, reused, recycled, or produced. (2) Publication.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall-- (A) add as a part of the information listed for each ballistic-resistant body armor model on the compliant products list, including any ballistic- resistant armor model on the compliant product list prior to the date of the enactment of this A