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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3099 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants 
to local governments for the training of local law enforcement officers 
on public health threats arising from violations of building codes, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
make grants to local governments for the training of 
local law enforcement officers on public health threats 
arising from violations of building codes, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety Training for 
Officers on Public Health Threats Act’’ or the ‘‘STOP 
Health Threats Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO TRAIN LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS ON PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development and the heads of other 
relevant agencies engaged in regulating building codes de-
termined necessary by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall award grants to local governments 
for the training of local enforcement officers on public 
health threats arising from violations of building codes. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A local government receiving 
a grant under this section shall use the grant to— 
(1) develop and implement a training program 
for local enforcement officers on recognizing and re-
sponding to public health threats described in sub-
section (a); 
(2) partner with other local governments to col-
laborate on such training; 
(3) in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), co-
ordinate with— 
(A) relevant offices and agencies of the 
Federal, State, and local government, such as a 
public health department; or 
(B) nongovernmental organizations with 
issue area expertise; and 
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(4) carry out any other activities deemed appro-
priate by the Secretary for training described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under subsection 
(a), a local government shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants based 
on— 
(1) their capacity to provide the training de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
(2) prioritizing areas where threats have been 
identified. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘enforce-
ment officers’’ means those carrying out enforcement ac-
tivities and implement relevant consensus-based codes, 
specifications, and standards that establish minimum ac-
ceptable criteria for the design, construction, and mainte-
nance of residential structures and facilities. 
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