HR 7826 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pathways to Policing Act

Introduced May 18, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Dean Phillips D-MN

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Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 18, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pathways to Policing Act

This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies to support recruitment of law enforcement officers. In particular, these grants may be used for (1) marketing and recruitment campaigns to encourage candidates to seek careers in law enforcement; and (2) developing, operating, or expanding Pathways to Policing programs (e.g., programs that facilitate entry into full-time law enforcement positions for certain candidates).

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2022 to Nov 16, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMay 18, 2022
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalMay 18, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMay 18, 2022
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMay 18, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 18, 2022
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalMay 18, 2022
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMay 18, 2022
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalMay 18, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalMay 18, 2022
D-MIElissa SlotkinJun 21, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterJun 23, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 1, 2022
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónJul 1, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaJul 1, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterJul 13, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJul 22, 2022
D-ILSean CastenAug 12, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleSep 28, 2022
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOct 28, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumNov 16, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 18, 2022
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. May 19, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5196)
  3. May 18, 2022Introduced in House
  4. May 18, 2022Referred to the House 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5196Dean Phillips D-MNMay 19, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 85, May 18, 2022, page H5174.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 9576Pathways to Policing ActReintroduced BillSep 12, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize a grant to encourage recruitment of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Pathways to Policing Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2022Introduced in House

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