S. 5109 119th Congress Senate

Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to authorize the Department of Justice to provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for la… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Department of Justice to provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for law enforcement officers in rural and smaller communities.

Introduced: July 23, 2026 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Jul 23, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 23, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 23, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
STEPTOE LLP
for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
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President of the U.S.
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SENATE
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
1 filing
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Education, Dept of
1 filing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jul 23, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5109: Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5109/

MLA

"S. 5109: Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5109/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 5109, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5109/.

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