A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.
Summary
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to provide training to officers and recruits who agree to serve in law enforcement agencies in their communities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Aug 2022
House Passage
President
Introduced Jun 21, 2021
Last action Aug 2, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Aug 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3826; text: CR S3826)
upper
Aug 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3826; text: CR S3826)
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
May 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
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