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S 3968 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Community life and organization Congressional oversight Employee performance Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

Better Community Policing Recognition Act

Introduced: June 16, 2020 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 16, 2020
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Better Community Policing Recognition Act

This bill creates an award—the Better Community Policing Award—for law enforcement officers who exemplify best practices or significant innovation to reduce the excessive use of force or improve community policing.

What's happening now June 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3968: Better Community Policing Recognition Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3968/
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"S. 3968: Better Community Policing Recognition Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3968/.
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S. 3968, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3968/.
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[S. 3968: Better Community Policing Recognition Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3968/)
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