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H.R. 3325 118th Congress House

Recruit and Retain Act of 2024

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2023 Introduced by: Wesley Hunt Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
Introduced in House
May 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action May 6, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 4 Republican 10
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 6, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 1, 2024
 R
Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Apr 29, 2024
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2024
Armstrong, Kelly
· Mar 8, 2024
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Feb 29, 2024
 R
Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Feb 15, 2024
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Dec 13, 2023
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Nov 30, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Nov 28, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 28, 2023
Trone, David
· Nov 28, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 27, 2023
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · May 31, 2023
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 31, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · May 15, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3325: Recruit and Retain Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3325/
MLA
"H.R. 3325: Recruit and Retain Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3325/.
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H.R. 3325, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3325/.
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