Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act of 1995

Summary

Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act of 1995 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) to replace provisions of title I setting forth the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 with a local law enforcement block grant program. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to pay to qualifying units of local government specified sums for reducing crime and improving public safety, including for: (1) hiring, training, and employing on a continuing basis new, additional law enforcement officers and support personnel; (2) paying overtime to increase the number of hours worked by presently employed officers and support personnel; (3) procuring equipment, technology, and other material directly related to basic law enforcement functions; (4) enhancing school security measures; and (5) establishing crime prevention programs that substantially involve law enforcement officials and are intended to discourage, disrupt, or interfere with the commission of criminal activity. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the timing of payments; (2) payment adjustments; (3) reservation of sums for adjustments; (4) repayment of unexpended amounts; and (5) requirements that such funds not be used to supplant State or local funds. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to: (1) establish procedures under which a local government is required to provide notice to the Director regarding the proposed used of funds made available under this Act; and (2) establish a process for the ongoing evaluation of projects developed with funds made available under this title. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) general qualification requirements; (2) sanctions for noncompliance; (3) allocation and distribution of funds; (4) the use of funds to contract with private, nonprofit entities or community-based organizations; and (5) public participation. Repeals provisions of the VCCLEA regarding: (1) the Ounce of Prevention Council; (2) local crime prevention block grants; (3) model intensive block grants; (4) family and community endeavor schools grants; (5) assistance for delinquent and at-risk youth; (6) police recruitment; (7) the Local Partnership Act; (8) the National Community Economic Partnership; (9) urban recreation and at-risk youth; (10) community-based justice grants for prosecutors; (11) the family unity demonstration project; and (12) gang resistance and education training.

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Timeline

1. 30 January 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 January 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 January 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 February 1995

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 13.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 February 1995

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 8 February 1995

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.

   Source: Calendars

7. 8 February 1995

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-24.

   Source: Committee

8. 8 February 1995

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-24.

   Source: Committee

9. 10 February 1995

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 79 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 728 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. During consideration of the bill for amendment, priority in recognition will be given on the basis of whether the amendment has been printed in the Congressional Record. The bill shall be considered for amendment for a period not to exceed 10 hours.

   Source: Floor

10. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 728 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. During consideration of the bill for amendment, priority in recognition will be given on the basis of whether the amendment has been printed in the Congressional Record. The bill shall be considered for amendment for a period not to exceed 10 hours.

    Source: Floor

11. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Gunderson to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

12. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 79 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

13. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 728 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

14. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

15. 13 February 1995

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 79. (consideration: CR H1629-1672)

    Source: Floor

16. 13 February 1995

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 79 passed House.

    Source: Floor

17. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 728.

    Source: Floor

18. 14 February 1995

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

19. 14 February 1995

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 192 (Roll no. 129). (consideration: CR H1743)

    Source: Floor

20. 14 February 1995

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 238 - 192 (Roll no. 129).(consideration: CR H1743)

    Source: Floor

21. 14 February 1995

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 247 (Roll no. 128).

    Source: Floor

22. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

23. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    Mr. Conyers moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

    Source: Floor

24. 14 February 1995

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

25. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

26. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 728.

    Source: Floor

27. 14 February 1995

    Vote

    On motion to agree to the Committee substitute, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 193 (Roll no. 127).

    Source: Floor

28. 14 February 1995

    Passed

    DEBATE LIMITATION - Mr. Conyers asked unanimous consent that all further debate on the pending Schumer amendment and all amendments thereto, cease at 1:55 p.m. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

29. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

30. 14 February 1995

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1701-1743)

    Source: Floor

31. 22 February 1995

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 22 February 1995 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 14 February 1995 · Download file
• Reported in House · 8 February 1995 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 30 January 1995 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing
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Related records

• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 728) to control crime by providing enforcement block grants.
• amends ← An amendment (numbered 1 as printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 7, 1995) to permit recipients to use their block grants to enhance security measures at facilities and locations considered to be especially "at risk" to crime.
• amends ← An amendment to permit the Attorney General to make grants available to States and local governments to maintain the existing Drug Court program, a program repealed by the provisions of the bill.
• amends ← An amendment to require that there will be a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety services by local government units if such units receive funds under the bill.
• amends ← An amendment to require state and local governments receiving law enforcement block grants under the bill to provide a hiring preference to former members of the Armed Forces who were involuntarily separated or released from active duty on or after Oct. 1, 1990 and who wish to become law enforcement officers with state and local law enforcement agencies.
• amends ← An amendment (printed as amendment No. 8 in the Congressional Record of February 10, 1995) to require each local government receiving law enforcement block grants under the bill to provide at least 10 percent of the funds as matching funds.
• amends ← An amendment (numbered 11 as printed in the Congressional Record) to bar any local governments from receiving grants if during the past fiscal year they spent less than 90 percent on law enforcement than they did the preceding fiscal year.
• amends ← An amendment to require the Justice Department to reserve funds for use by the National Institute of Justice to help local governments modernize their law enforcement technology and buy equipment. The amendment also permits the NIJ to continue research and development efforts on new technologies that can help enhance the safety and effectiveness of local law enforcement.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available in the bill for "improving public safety" to be spent on construction or improvement of highways, streets or roads.

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