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HRES 262 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Employee hiring Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Minority employment

Supporting the practice of community-oriented policing and encouraging diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement.

Introduced: May 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Finds that the lack of minority representation in law enforcement across the country needs to be addressed.

Calls on law enforcement departments to have a formal plan of community-oriented policing. Commits to ensuring that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program has the resources it needs to increase the hiring and retention of diverse law enforcement officers.

Encourages the Department of Justice (DOJ), in collaboration with the COPS office, to issue further guidance and best practices on diversity hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel, use of excessive and deadly force, and community-oriented policing strategies.

Urges the Bureau of Justice Statistics to report annually on DOJ's efforts to increase community-oriented policing and diversity hiring and retention within law enforcement departments nationwide.

What's happening now June 1, 2015

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 16, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 21, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 262: Supporting the practice of community-oriented policing and encouraging diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-262/
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"H. Res. 262: Supporting the practice of community-oriented policing and encouraging diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-262/.
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H. Res. 262, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-262/.
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