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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing grant program under part Q of title I of that Act.
Summary
The bill reauthorizes the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on the Beat grant program, which provides federal funding to support local law enforcement hiring and deployment. The bill updates the program's authorization level to $1,163,032,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, an increase from the previous authorization. The COPS program provides grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to hire additional police officers and implement community policing strategies.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
Actions (2)
- May 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2025
Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing grant program under part Q of title I of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “More Funding for COPS Act”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF COPS ON THE BEAT GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking “$1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009” and inserting “$1,163,032,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030”. <all>
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