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HR 2896 105th Congress House

Police Pursuit and Rescue Support Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Defense to make military helicopters and their crews available to State and local law enforcement agencies to assist in law enforcement and rescue operations.

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law EnforcementDepartment of DefenseEmergency ManagementFederal employees
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Federal-local relationsFederal-state relationsFire departmentsGovernment Operations and PoliticsMilitary civic actionMilitary helicoptersPoliceRescue work
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Pursuit and Rescue Support Act - Authorizes and encourages the Secretary of Defense to make military helicopters and their crews available, upon request, to assist State and local law enforcement agencies to perform law enforcement and rescue operations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 3, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 3, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 3, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2896: Police Pursuit and Rescue Support Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2896/
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"H.R. 2896: Police Pursuit and Rescue Support Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2896/.
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H.R. 2896, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2896/.
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