119th Congress
H.R. 4024
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Salud O. Carbajal(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Jun 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations; House Committee on the Budget
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
Added later (3)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Jul 2, 2025
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Apr 9, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 17, 2025 · House
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. - Jun 17, 2025
Introduced in House