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Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers.
Summary
This bill would authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to provide bonuses for recruiting and retaining police officers. The bonuses would be available to agencies experiencing a decline in officer recruitment or a high rate of officer retirements or resignations. The bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to add this new authorized use for grant funds. It also establishes a definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of the grant program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
12 cosponsors
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
Actions (2)
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2025
Mr. Landsman (for himself, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Sykes, and Mr. Miller of Ohio) 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 authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers.
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 “Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act”.
SEC. 2. USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS.
(a) Uses of Grants.—Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (23), by striking “; and” and inserting the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (24), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(25) to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers or career law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency experiencing a decline in recruitment of officers or a high rate of retirements or resignations.”.
(b) Definitions.—Section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(8) ‘law enforcement officer’ shall have the meaning given such term in section 1204(9).”. <all>
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