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H.R. 1568 111th Congress House

COPS and KIDS Act of 2009

Official title: To reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, to reauthorize and rename the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, to reauthorize and rename the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) as the KIDS Act, to provide for funding parity between COPS and the KIDS Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2009 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement AppropriationsCrime preventionDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structure
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Juvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Oriented Policing Services and Key Investments in Developmental Services Act of 2009 or the COPS and KIDS Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for the community oriented policing services (COPS) grant program through FY2014.

Renames the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 as the Key Investments in Developmental Services Act (KIDS Act). Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for KIDS Act grant programs.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the yearly appropriations for the COPS grant program should be equal to the yearly appropriations for juvenile prevention and intervention programs under the KIDS Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1568: COPS and KIDS Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1568/
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"H.R. 1568: COPS and KIDS Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1568/.
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H.R. 1568, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1568/.
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