HR8886-119

In Committee

SMART Community Policing Act

119th Congress Introduced May 19, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill provides purpose The purpose of this Act is to strengthen community policing programs to— de-escalate interactions with law enforcement officers to achieve better outcomes for non-violent individuals experiencing crisis and provides additional authorized uses of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. It relies on appropriations and definition changes. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice, Healthcare, and Education.

Who Benefits and How

Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could gain revenue opportunities, and Educational institutions and students affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Provides purpose The purpose of this Act is to strengthen community policing programs to— de-escalate interactions with law enforcement officers to achieve better outcomes for non-violent individuals experiencing crisis...
  • Provides additional authorized uses of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill provides purpose The purpose of this Act is to strengthen community policing programs to— de-escalate interactions with law enforcement officers to achieve better outcomes for non-violent individuals experiencing crisis and provides additional authorized uses of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill provides purpose The purpose of this Act is to strengthen community policing programs to— de-escalate interactions with law enforcement officers to achieve better outcomes for non-violent individuals experiencing crisis and provides additional authorized uses of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Healthcare Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Educational institutions and students affected by the bill
  • Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill: ,
Educational institutions and students affected by the bill:
Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities:
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 19, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 19, 2026

Introduced in House

May 19, 2026

Mr. Crow introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

2/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Healthcare Education

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

Learn more about our methodology