HR 5871 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Chemistry Criminal justice information and records Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employment and training programs Law enforcement officers

POWER Act

Introduced: May 17, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 24, 2018

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

May 17, 2018

Introduced in House

May 17, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and intercept data collected by, such device.

What's happening now July 24, 2018

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

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