David Dorn Back the Blue Act
Latest action · Oct 9, 2020 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedOct 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
David Dorn Back the Blue Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide programs to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and to increase their salaries. Further, DOJ may make grants to state and local law enforcement agencies for this purpose.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 166, no. 175, October 9, 2020, page H5678.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3131 | David Dorn Back the Blue Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 9, 2021 |
| S 4543 | David Dorn Back the Blue Act | Related bill | Sep 9, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To subsidize the salaries of State and local law enforcement officers and promote officer hiring and retention, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- David Dorn Back the Blue Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Introduced 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.
