H.R. 8774

Summary

H.R. 8774, the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act, was introduced in the House on May 12, 2026 by Rep. Roger Williams (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, and last saw action on May 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Record

Text

H.R. 8774 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8774 IH: Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8774  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act  .
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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.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Roger Williams (R) sponsors H.R. 8774, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Roger Williams

Rep. · R–TX-25 · Sponsor

Introduced May 12, 2026

Patrick Fallon

Rep. · R–TX-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

Mike Haridopolos

Rep. · R–FL-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

Wesley Hunt

Rep. · R–TX-38 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

John McGuire

Rep. · R–VA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

Michael McCaul

Rep. · R–TX-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2026

Michael Guest

Rep. · R–MS-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

Derek Schmidt

Rep. · R–KS-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8774 went before 2 committees: Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee and Homeland Security.

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

Referred to · May 13, 2026 · 22 Bills

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Referred To · May 12, 2026 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8774 has taken 3 actions since May 12, 2026, the latest on May 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8774 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8774, as Identical bill.

HR 7285Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles ActFeb 2, 2026 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 8774 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

174 clients hired 84 firms and 325 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8774 in 262 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Science/Technology, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 174.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 325.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8774 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8774’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8774, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:H.R. 8774.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution''[Page H3394]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com