COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Environment.
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 HF1282C1F8DF54C1E86CA76E198BFAA93: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026.
- Section H74690F6836EB4ACF8D8C7235808072F1: 2. Reauthorization of COPS ON THE BEAT grant program Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C....
- Section HBB5E57CA0646460C9C4CC35E6FB5C9BD: 3061. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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