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HR 4024 · 119th Congress — Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)…

Congress
119
Bill
HR 4024
Status
Introduced
Introduced
2025-06-17
Latest action date
2025-06-17

Summary

Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation. Right now, the latest action is: Sent to the Appropriations Committee and the Budget Committee. Each committee will review the parts it handles. The listed sponsor is Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] [D].

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Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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