S 2853 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

POWER Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Sherrod Brown D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalSep 27, 2021
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalSep 27, 2021
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalSep 27, 2021
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalSep 27, 2021
R-NCThom TillisOriginalSep 27, 2021
R-ARTom CottonOriginalSep 27, 2021
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOct 4, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOct 4, 2021
D-CADianne FeinsteinNov 16, 2021
D-MNAmy KlobucharNov 14, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 27, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 954POWER ActReintroduction ofMar 28, 2019
S 1507POWER ActReintroduced BillJan 11, 2024
HR 5382POWER ActIdentical billNov 1, 2022

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide grants to State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices and train personnel to use chemical screening devices in order to enhance law enforcement efficiency and protect law enforcement officers.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
POWER Act
Providing Officers With Electronic Resources 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. Sep 27, 2021Introduced in Senate

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