HR 5403 — Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act

Summary

Authorizes law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to provide bonuses for recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers.
Targets the bonus authority to agencies experiencing declines in recruitment or high rates of officer retirements and resignations.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Landsman, Greg (D-OH) [#1]

12 cosponsors

Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R-MP) [At-large]
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. (D-OR) [#5]
Rep. Carey, Mike (R-OH) [#15]
Rep. Craig, Angie (D-MN) [#2]
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R-PA) [#1]
Rep. Magaziner, Seth (D-RI) [#2]
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D-MI) [#8]
Rep. Miller, Max L. (R-OH) [#7]
Rep. Min, Dave (D-CA) [#47]
Rep. Salinas, Andrea (D-OR) [#6]
Rep. Schrier, Kim (D-WA) [#8]
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong (D-OH) [#13]

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Greg Landsman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI $22,085
CHAVEZ PROPERTIES LLC $19,800
KATZ TELLER $17,700
THE COUNSELING SOURCE INC $13,200
REMINGTON ROAD GROUP $10,925

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Greg Landsman → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2025

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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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