S 1507
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Chemistry
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employment and training programs
Law enforcement officers
POWER Act
Introduced: May 9, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act
This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and interpret data collected by, such device.
What's happening now
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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