The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: History, Funding, and Potential Issues for Reauthorization
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- S 2254113th Congress
COPS Improvements Act of 2014
Apr 10, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 34114th Congress
21st Century Cures Act
Dec 13, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-255.
- S 2401114th Congress
COPS Improvements Act of 2015
Dec 15, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S 2840114th Congress
POLICE Act of 2016
Jul 22, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-199.
- HR 2228115th Congress
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Jan 10, 2018 · Signed by President.
- HR 6115th Congress
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Oct 24, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-271.
- S 2774115th Congress
COPS Reauthorization Act of 2018
Apr 26, 2018 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 7120116th Congress
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Jul 20, 2020 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
- HR 1280117th Congress
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
Mar 9, 2021 · Received in the Senate.
- S 2938117th Congress
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Jun 25, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-159.
- S 3374117th Congress
COPS Reauthorization Act of 2021
Dec 9, 2021 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 3184118th Congress
Invest to Protect Act of 2023
May 10, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 3325118th Congress
Recruit and Retain Act of 2024
May 6, 2024 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
- HR 3376118th Congress
Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
May 16, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 4366118th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Mar 9, 2024 · Became Public Law No: 118-42.
- S 1144118th Congress
Invest to Protect Act of 2023
Dec 18, 2024 · Held at the desk.
- S 1306118th Congress
COPS Reauthorization Act of 2023
Apr 26, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S 1530118th Congress
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023
Jun 8, 2023 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
- S 546118th Congress
Recruit and Retain Act
May 24, 2024 · Became Public Law No: 118-64.
- S 972118th Congress
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
Mar 23, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- HR 1968119th Congress
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Mar 15, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-4.
- HR 3500119th Congress
More Funding for COPS Act
May 19, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 6938119th Congress
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Jan 23, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-74.