H.R.7250 - Retain COPS Act of 2022 was cosponsored by Mikie Sherrill.
It was referred to the Judiciary committee.
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used for salary increases to retain law enforcement officers.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the COPS program may be used for salary increases to retain officers.
March 28, 2022
Mr. McKinley (for himself and Ms. Sherrill) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the COPS program may be used for salary increases to retain officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Retain COPS Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. Additional authorized use of COPS grant funds.
Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (23), by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (24);
(A) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (23); and
(B) by striking “(1) through (21); and” and inserting “(1) through (22); and”; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
“(22) to retain law enforcement officers by providing salary increases;”.
You can read the bill here.
