HR 4024 · in committee · significant
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill provides federal grant funding to help local police departments hire and rehire law enforcement officers.
- Police departments receiving grants must conduct background checks and psychological evaluations on hired officers.
- The bill increases available DOJ funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services program without specifying an expiration date.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would increased federal grant funding for police hiring affect departments in rural versus urban areas with different budget capacities?
- 02
What specific standards should background checks and psychological evaluations meet to ensure consistent quality across different police departments?
- 03
Without an expiration date on DOJ funding increases, how should Congress monitor whether grant money effectively reduces public safety gaps over time?
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Sponsor · D-CA-24
Salud O. Carbajal
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-17
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-17 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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