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.

Actions

• 2022-08-02Held at the desk.
• 2022-08-02Received in the House.
• 2022-08-02Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• 2022-08-01Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3826; text: CR S3826)
• 2022-08-01Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3826; text: CR S3826)
• 2022-06-14Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419.
• 2022-06-14Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• 2022-06-14Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• 2022-05-19Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• 2021-06-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• 2021-06-21Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2022-08-01 (55)

Cosponsors (12)

• John Cornyn (R-TX)
• Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
• Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
• Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• Cory Booker (D-NJ)
• Alex Padilla (D-CA)
• Ted Cruz (R-TX)
• Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
• Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
• Richard Durbin (D-IL)
• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Subjects

• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Department of Justice
• Employment and training programs
• Higher education
• Law enforcement administration and funding
• Law enforcement officers