118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1530: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023
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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; and
- provides statutory authority for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice.
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Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on whether law enforcement workforces are representative of the communities they serve, the percentage of law enforcement officers who live in the community they serve, the average pay of officers compared to the cost of living in the community they serve, and recommendations for improvements.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Thom Tillis R-NC
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- Charles Grassley R-IA
- Joshua Hawley R-MO
- Peter Welch D-VT
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lindsey Graham SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Lindsey Graham.
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- Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.