COPS Improvements Act of 2007
Latest action · Aug 3, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT or COPS program). Revises grant purposes to provide for: (1) the hiring or training of law enforcement officers for intelligence, anti-terror, and homeland security duties; (2) the hiring of school resource officers; (3) school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and schools to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems facing elementary and secondary schools; (4) innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug (including methamphetamine) manufacturing, distribution, and use; (5) criminal gang enforcement task forces; and (6) enhanced community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs.
Allows COPS program grants to be used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for community-oriented policing, particularly in communities adversely affected by a recent military base closing.
Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to: (1) assign community prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas and address counterterrorism problems, specific violent crime problems, and localized violent and other crime problems; and (2) develop new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention.
Grants the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services exclusive authority to perform functions and activities under the COPS grant program.
Authorizes the Attorney General to renew COP program grants if grant recipients can demonstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of the initial grant application.
Requires the Attorney General to select one or more institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities, to conduct a scientific study of the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities funded by the COPS program. Requires such institutions to report on on their studies to the Attorney General not later than four years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on such studies.
Increases and extends through FY2013 the authorization of appropriations for the COPS program. Increases from 3 to 5% the amount of funds available for technical assistance. Specifies amounts to be made available for hiring officers and prosecutors, and for technology grants.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to report to Congress on the COPS program, including information on: (1) the effect of the program on the rate of violent crime, drug offenses, and other crimes; (2) the degree to which state and local governments awarded a COPS grant contribute funds for law enforcement programs and activities; and (3) any waste, fraud, or abuse in the program. Requires the Inspector General to audit and review a random sampling of state and local law enforcement agencies in preparing such report.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 348 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed381–34 | May 15, 2007 |
Cosponsors 102
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2007 to May 14, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Mar 26, 2007 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | May 14, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 14, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2007Markup May 2, 2007Reported May 14, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 20, 2007Hearings Apr 24, 2007Markup Apr 26, 2007Reported Apr 26, 2007 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 4, 2007 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 16, 2007Received in the Senate.
- May 15, 2007Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 15, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4985-4995)
- May 15, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1700.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1207 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Mar 4, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H13947 | Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA | Nov 14, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11076 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Oct 2, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1113 | Dave Weldon R-FL | May 22, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1096 | Betty McCollum D-MN | May 21, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 4, 2007H.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007</p>
- May 4, 2007H.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-72 | COPS IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2007, THE JOHN R. JUSTICE PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS INCENTIVE ACT OF 2007, AND THE WITNESS SECURITY AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2007199 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34092 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations Archived | Report | Mar 17, 2008 |
| RL34309 | How Crime in the United States Is Measured Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 368 | COPS Improvements Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 20, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- COPS Improvements Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- COPS Improvements Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- COPS Improvements Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Authorization
- Black colleges
- Community policing
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation
- Criminology
- Department of Justice
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drugs and youth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fraud
- Gangs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Inspectors general
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Labor and Employment
- Methamphetamine
- Minorities
- Police
- Police communication systems
- Police training
- Prosecution
- Recruiting of employees
- Retired military personnel
- School security
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Terrorism
- Veterans' employment
- Violence
- Waste in government spending
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 15, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 14, 2007Reported in House
- Mar 26, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
