HR 4786
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against property
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017
Introduced: January 12, 2018
Introduced by:
Meeks, Gregory W.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify requirements under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Specifically, it authorizes the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant from a state that requires law enforcement agencies to report officers' lost or stolen firearms to the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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