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Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources Allocation Improvement Act of 2012

Introduced: April 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 1, 2012
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Aug 1, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5515-5516)
Aug 1, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2012 H5515-5516)
Aug 1, 2012
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5619)
Jul 31, 2012
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Jul 31, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1550.
Jul 31, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5515-5518)
Jul 31, 2012
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 20, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 20, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 22, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.
Nov 22, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-293.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Resources Allocation Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General, in allocating federal law enforcement personnel and resources, to give priority to placing and retaining those personnel and resources in states and local jurisdictions that have a high incidence of homicide or other violent crime, based on federal records of crime, including the National Uniform Crime Reports, or on the best and most current information otherwise available to the Attorney General.

Requires the Attorney General to designate an existing official within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to: (1) develop practices and procedures to carry out such requirement, and (2) monitor compliance with those practices and procedures by DOJ.

Directs the Attorney General to report annually on the implementation of such requirement. Requires such report to: (1) specify which states and local jurisdictions have a high incidence of homicide or other violent crime; (2) identify the specific steps taken by the Attorney General to implement such requirement with respect to each of those states and local jurisdictions; and (3) provide a description of the methodology used to determine the total number of authorized federal law enforcement positions, to allocate those authorized positions among states and local jurisdictions, and to assign personnel to fill those positions.

What's happening now August 2, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4