Require body armor manufacturers to disclose the country of origin of ballistic fibers and bar federal funds from purchasing body armor containing non-American fibers.

Pat Harrigan · North Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.97 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congressman Clay Higgins (LA-03) and Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (SC-3) in co-leading the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, legislation requiring body armor manufacturers to disclose the country of origin of the ballistic fibers used in their products, and prohibiting the use of federal dollars to purchase body armor containing non-American fibers.

Harrigan co-led legislation mandating disclosure of ballistic fiber origin and banning federal procurement of body armor with foreign fibers.

Congressman Pat Harrigan Co-Leads Legislation to Keep Chinese Fibers Out of American Body Armor | Congressman Pat Harrigan
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co-leading the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, legislation requiring body armor manufacturers to disclose the country of origin of the ballistic fibers used in their products, and prohibiting the use of federal dollars to purchase body armor containing non-American fibers

Harrigan co-led legislation to require disclosure of ballistic fiber origin and block federal funds from buying body armor with non-American fibers.

Congressman Pat Harrigan Co-Leads Legislation to Keep Chinese Fibers Out of American Body Armor
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Evidence

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H.R. 8656 was introduced in the House on May 4, 2026 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. GovInfo lists the bill title as the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, with Pat Harrigan listed as a cosponsor.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record shows the commitment was introduced as legislation, but not enacted or advanced beyond referral within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8656 (IH) - Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026 - GovInfo
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Pat Harrigan's office said on May 4, 2026 that he co-led the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, a bill requiring disclosure of ballistic fiber origin and prohibiting federal dollars for body armor containing non-American fibers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harrigan publicly took concrete legislative action on the promise by co-leading a bill aligned with the claim, but the release describes introduction only, not passage or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Pat Harrigan Co-Leads Legislation to Keep Chinese Fibers Out of American Body Armor | Congressman Pat Harrigan
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8656 as the introduced-in-House version, with the last action date as May 4, 2026: Higgins introduced the bill for himself, Harrigan, and Biggs, and it was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The full title is to require DOJ procurement of ballistic-resistant body armor manufactured using domestic ballistic fibers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record still shows only introduction and Judiciary referral, while also confirming Harrigan's same-term concrete legislative action on the commitment. No enactment or implementation is shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8656 (IH) - Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026 - GovInfo
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House.gov's current legislative activity for the lookback period lists September 3 and September 4 House events and the most recent floor proceedings, including adjournment on September 4 until September 8 and the most recent vote on H.R. 4795, not H.R. 8656.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House activity page shows no floor vote, passage, or listed committee activity for H.R. 8656 during the September 3-5, 2026 lookback window, so the promise remains pending rather than delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House.gov - Legislative Activity and Most Recent Votes
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Harrigan materially advanced the promise during his current House term by co-leading/cosponsoring H.R. 8656, the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, which matches the promised disclosure and federal procurement restrictions. However, the official bill record shows only introduction and referral to the House Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2026, with no passage, enactment, or implementation shown as of September 5, 2026. Because he remains in office and the legislation is still pending rather than finally defeated or enacted, the promise is not delivered but remains unresolved, with effort credit.

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Harrigan has taken a concrete same-term legislative step by co-leading and cosponsoring H.R. 8656, the Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026, which matches the promised disclosure and federal purchasing restrictions. However, the evidence only shows introduction and committee referral as of May 22, 2026, not enactment or implementation. Because he remains in office and the bill is still pending rather than definitively failed, the promise is unresolved rather than delivered or never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%