COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1530
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: 

COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023

 
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. 
 
 
 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. 

action_date: 2023-06-08
text: 

COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023

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.

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate