United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3523 (108th)
Equity in Law Enforcement Act
Introduced
19 November 2003
Last action
10 December 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Equity in Law Enforcement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include within the definition of "public safety officer" (thus qualifying for line-of-duty death and disability benefits) individuals serving private institutions of higher education in an official capacity as law enforcement officers, or employed by a rail carrier as police officers, who are sworn, licensed, or certified under State law for purposes of law enforcement and trained to meet training standards for law enforcement officers established by the relevant governmental appointing authority. Qualifies such officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers under that Act's programs of matching grants for law enforcement armor vests and technical assistance to States and local governments.
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Timeline
19 November 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 November 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3523
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3523
- us · 108-hr-3523 · source updated 18 August 2025