Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6132
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-12-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill requires a certain amount of funds made available under the COPS grant program to be used for the hiring and retention of law enforcement officers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2021 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Young , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Babin , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Mast , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Bost , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , and Mr. Fallon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the COPS grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2021 . 2. Reauthorization of COPS Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserting $5,547,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting $4,500,000,000 shall be used only for the hiring and retention of law enforcement officers. Of the remaining amount, before up to 3 percent .