H.R. 8849 119th Congress House

Promoting Police Leadership Act

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2026 Introduced by: Russell Fry Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 15, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · May 15, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8849: Promoting Police Leadership Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8849/

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"H.R. 8849: Promoting Police Leadership Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8849/.

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