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S 2179 107th Congress Senate

Law Enforcement Tribute Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to establish permanent tributes to honor men and women … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to establish permanent tributes to honor men and women who were killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers.

Introduced: April 18, 2002 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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May 16, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
May 16, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
May 16, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 17, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 16, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Law Enforcement Tribute Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out programs to honor, through permanent tributes, men and women of the United States who were killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers.

Limits: (1) grants to $150,000 to any single recipient; and (2) the Federal portion to 50 percent of the total costs of such a program, with an exception for law enforcement or public safety functions on Indian lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2624 Related bill Law Enforcement Tribute Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 18, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2179: Law Enforcement Tribute Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2179/
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"S. 2179: Law Enforcement Tribute Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2179/.
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S. 2179, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2179/.
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