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Strong Communities Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Strong Communities Act of 2025
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to make competitive grants for local law enforcement agencies to provide training to officers and recruits who agree to serve in law enforcement agencies in their communities.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- May 20, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.
- May 20, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment. Without written report.
- May 15, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Apr 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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