American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
Latest action · May 17, 2017 Received in the Senate and 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 8, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 16, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2017 to Apr 25, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Apr 25, 2017 |
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 8, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2017 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 17, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 16, 2017Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 16, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4210-4211)
- May 16, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1428.
- May 16, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4210)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E677 | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA | May 19, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4210, H4211Text printed H4210 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Will Hurd R-TX | May 16, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 40, March 8, 2017, page H1949.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 583 | American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jun 2, 2017 |
| HR 6380 | American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Dec 5, 2016 |
Titles 3
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 authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Referred in Senate
- May 16, 2017Engrossed in House
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced 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.
