118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1530COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023

A bill to permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced May 10, 2023
Last action Jun 8, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 10, 2023
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Referred
May 10, 2023
the Judiciary
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Committee
May 18, 2023
Reported out
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Senate
Jun 8, 2023
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill makes changes to the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program. Among the changes, the bill reduces the required matching contribution for certain rural communities during the first three years of a grant and eliminates the preference for agencies that exceed the matching requirements;allows grant funds to be used to increase wages of career law enforcement officers in states or localities that have a median household income of less than 70% of the national median household income and qualify for a reduced matching contribution; andprovides statutory authority for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice.Additionally, the bill r...

Provisions · 5 sectionsReported to Senate
Timeline · 5 actions
Jun 8, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 8, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
May 18, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.