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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 24, 2018

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 12, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 12, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 12, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jan 12, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4786: Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4786/
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"H.R. 4786: Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4786/.
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H.R. 4786, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4786/.
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