S. 972 · 118th Congress · Senate

Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced
Mar 23, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.

Action Timeline

2
  1. MAR 23, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 23, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Committees

1

Appropriations Committee

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Referred: Mar 23, 2023

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