COPS Improvements Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 6, 2017 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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COPS Improvements Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to codify the establishment of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ).
It revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Community Oriented and Policing Services program.
The bill expands the purpose areas of the existing program with respect to community policing and crime prevention grants.
Additionally, it establishes three new programs. The bill: (1) directs DOJ to administer a troops-to-cops program to encourage the use of grants to hire and train former members of the Armed Forces as career law enforcement officers, (2) authorizes DOJ to award grants to pay for additional community prosecuting programs, and (3) authorizes DOJ to award grants to develop and use new crime-prevention technologies.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 6, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2947 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | May 16, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2401 | COPS Improvements Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Dec 15, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Community life and organization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Elementary and secondary education
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Military facilities and property
- Rural conditions and development
- School administration
- Terrorism
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2017Introduced in Senate
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