# 119-s-693: DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act

119-s-693, DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-693
- Congress: 119
- Title: DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Better-fitting, NIJ-certified body armor for female DHS agents.** This bill would force the Department of Homeland Security to buy, test, and verify body armor designed to fit female body shapes and to reduce the risk of bullet deflection into the throat or spine through specific design and testing standards. - Female agents and officers would receive armor shaped and tested for female bodies, including soft front panels tested on female-shaped clay or gelatin molds and angled-shot testing on shaping features. - DHS components would be required to procure armor that meets ASTM International fit standards and is listed on the National Institute of Justice Compliant Products List. Agency heads must report within 1 year and then annually for the next 2 years on numbers issued, discontinued, and percent compliant by duty station. - All agents and officers whose duties require body armor would have armor that meets these requirements no later than 3 years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better-fitting body armor for DHS: benefit, low. This bill would require DHS to buy body armor designed to fit agents' body shapes, including female shapes. The armor would need to conform to each wearer and be checked on delivery under ASTM fit standards. Armor would be NIJ-certified and pass tests such as clay or gelatin molds, female-shaped mo…

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## Sources
- [119-s-693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/693)

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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-693 (as of 2025-12-21).