Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
Latest action · May 16, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers or career law enforcement officers.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | May 26, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | May 31, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Oct 29, 2024 |
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 May 16, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
- May 16, 2023Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2387 | Greg Landsman D-OH | May 17, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 82, May 16, 2023, page H2378.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48151 | The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: History, Funding, and Potential Issues for Reauthorization | Report | Mar 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
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