118th Congress · HOUSE BILLINCORPORATED

H.R. 3325Recruit and Retain Act of 2024

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced May 15, 2023
Last action May 6, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 15, 2023
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Referred
May 15, 2023
Judiciary
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Committee
May 1, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies. Specifically, the bill expands the COPS program by allowing funds to be used for reducing application-related fees (e.g., fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing); and directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive grants to partnerships between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education) for recruiting activities, such as for career and job fairs. The bill requires DOJ to establish guidance for understaffed law enforcemen...

Provisions · 5 sectionsReported to House
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Timeline · 6 actions
May 6, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-481.
May 6, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
May 1, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 1, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2023
Introduced in House
May 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.