S. 4394 119th Congress Senate

Promoting Police Leadership Act

Official title: A bill 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: April 27, 2026 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Became law

Jun 15, 2026

Held at the desk.

Jun 15, 2026

Received in the House.

Jun 12, 2026

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 10, 2026

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2724, S2727; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2724)

Jun 10, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

May 19, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

May 19, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 414.

May 14, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Apr 27, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Held at the desk.

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Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BROOKS BAWDEN MOORE, LLC
for THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BROOKS BAWDEN MOORE, LLC, FORMERLY REPORTED AS BROOKS BAWDEN, LLC
for THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Cosponsors 14

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · May 20, 2026

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 18, 2026

Cruz, Ted

Texas · May 18, 2026

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · May 18, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 18, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · May 18, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · May 18, 2026

Welch, Peter

Vermont · May 18, 2026

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 11, 2026

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · May 11, 2026

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · May 11, 2026

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 11, 2026

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · May 11, 2026

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Apr 27, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4394: Promoting Police Leadership Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4394/

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