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HR 5015 113th Congress House

HEROES Grant Act of 2014

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants awarded pursuant to part Q of title I of that Act may be used to hire ve… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants awarded pursuant to part Q of title I of that Act may be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions that do not require sworn authority.

Introduced: August 1, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Employee hiringLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 30, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 30, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 2, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Employ and Recruit Our Excellent Servicemembers Grant Act of 2014 or the HEROES Grant Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions that do not require sworn authority.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 1, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 1, 2014
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Aug 1, 2014
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Aug 1, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jul 28, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5015: HEROES Grant Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5015/
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"H.R. 5015: HEROES Grant Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5015/.
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H.R. 5015, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5015/.
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