HR6973-118

Introduced

To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Labor, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8C3CBA707CA3495BADB5AE19E910B597: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2024.
  • Section HD381D33AB54F40DC971E516CF3D81A5B: 2. Findings; sense of Congress The Congress finds the following: The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing highlighted the importance of hiring law...
  • Section HDB1358E1602E40258A10955B60AF34D3: 3. Reauthorization of COPS on the Beat grant programs Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C....
  • Section H7F19C4CEC3B742A0AF40D8E67142CDA7: 4. Rural community access to COPS grants Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—...
  • Section HB5E0725CDD5544C9A4B532CE5C9E4D1F: 5. COPS office Section 1701(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a)The...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Labor, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Labor Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: , ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 11, 2024

Mr. LaLota (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mrs. Kim of California, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Labor Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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