HR 3325
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
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Recruit and Retain Act of 2024
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
May 6, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-481.
May 1, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recruit and Retain Act
This bill expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies.
Specifically, the bill expands the COPS program by
- allowing funds to be used for reducing application-related fees (e.g., fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing); and
- directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive grants to partnerships between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education) for recruiting activities, such as for career and job fairs.
The bill requires DOJ to establish guidance for understaffed law enforcement agencies applying for COPS grants.
The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the effects of recruitment and attrition rates on federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
Committees of jurisdiction
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