HR 6712
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
School Resource Officer Act of 2022
Introduced: February 11, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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