United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3872 (114th)
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015
Introduced
2 November 2015
Last action
23 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sponsors
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], David Scott
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.
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Timeline
2 November 2015
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2015
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 December 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 November 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Urban Progress Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3872
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3872
- us · 114-hr-3872 · source updated 23 March 2026