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H.R. 6712 117th Congress House

School Resource Officer Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a certain percentage of COPS grant funds to be used for the salaries and benefits of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a certain percentage of COPS grant funds to be used for the salaries and benefits of school resource officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 11, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Resource Officer Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and otherwise revises the program.

Specifically, the bill revises the COPS program by

  • restoring authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers,
  • allowing the federal cost share to be 75% for the duration of such grants, and
  • specifying that at least 30% of the amount made available for such grants must be used for school resource officers.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jun 14, 2022
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 9, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· Jun 7, 2022
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jun 7, 2022
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 7, 2022
 R
Fischbach, Michelle
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 11, 2022
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 11, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6712: School Resource Officer Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6712/
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"H.R. 6712: School Resource Officer Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6712/.
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H.R. 6712, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6712/.
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[H.R. 6712: School Resource Officer Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6712/)
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