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H.R. 9529 117th Congress House

Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide for standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2022 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Dec 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action December 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each military department develops a standardized identification credential for DOD law enforcement officers and issues such credentials at no cost to the officers. DOD must ensure that any issued common access card clearly identifies the officer as a DOD law enforcement officer.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • HR 8142 Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act of 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/
MLA
"H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/.
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H.R. 9529, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/.
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[H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/)
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