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HR 3154 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009

Introduced: July 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the use of public safety and community policing grants to hire and train new career law enforcement officers for deployment in communities with high incidences of violent crime; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to local governments to hire and train new career law enforcement officers for deployment in high crime areas to enhance community policing in such areas; and (3) authorize the Attorney General to give preference to grant applications for the hiring and training of new career law enforcement officers for deployment in high crime areas. Specifies that grant amounts shall provide for a 5 to 10% increase in the size of a grantee's sworn police force.

What's happening now August 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1424 Identical bill Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3154: Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3154/
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"H.R. 3154: Enhanced Violent Crime Community Policing Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3154/.
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