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COPS Counseling Act

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act

This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and
  • requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.
What's happening now May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3434 Identical bill COPS Counseling Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6694: COPS Counseling Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6694/
MLA
"H.R. 6694: COPS Counseling Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6694/.
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H.R. 6694, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6694/.
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[H.R. 6694: COPS Counseling Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6694/)
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