POWER Act
Latest action · May 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act
This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and interpret data collected by, such device.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2019 to Sep 11, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 20, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 954 | POWER Act | Related bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in House
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