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HR 4024 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

Introduced: July 2, 2025 Introduced by: Carbajal, Salud O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Jun 17, 2025
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Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.

What's happening now June 17, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Apr 9, 2026
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Oct 3, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 2, 2025
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 17, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4024: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4024/
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"H.R. 4024: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4024/.
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H.R. 4024, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4024/.
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