Govoptes

HR 4024 · Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

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.

Introduced
Jun 17, 2025
Latest action
Jun 17, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Salud O. Carbajal [D-CA-24]
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cosponsors
4

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.

Recent actions

  1. Jun 17, 2025 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.
  2. Jun 17, 2025 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.
  3. Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in House
  4. Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in House

Votes

No recorded votes are available for this bill.

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