COPS Improvements Act of 2015

Summary

COPS Improvements Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to codify the establishment of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It revises and reauthorizes through FY2020 the Community Oriented and Policing Services program. The bill expands the purpose areas of the existing program with respect to community policing and crime prevention grants. Additionally, it establishes three new programs. The bill: (1) directs DOJ to administer a troops-to-cops program to encourage the use of grants to hire and train former members of the Armed Forces as career law enforcement officers, (2) authorizes DOJ to award grants to pay for additional community prosecuting programs, and (3) authorizes DOJ to award grants to develop and use new crime-prevention technologies.

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Timeline

1. 15 December 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 December 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 December 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 December 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 December 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015
• related to → COPS Improvements Act of 2017