Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
Plain Language Summary
# Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act (HR 4024) - Summary **What the Bill Does:** This bill would provide additional federal funding to help police departments across the country hire and rehire law enforcement officers through the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. It also establishes requirements that any officer hired or rehired using these funds must undergo a background check and psychological evaluation before being hired. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily affects local and state law enforcement agencies that could receive federal grant money to expand their police forces, and ultimately the communities they serve. It could help departments address staffing shortages that have emerged in recent years. **Current Status:** The bill is currently in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.
It was sponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal, a Democrat from California.
CRS Official Summary
Filling Public Safety Vacancies ActThe bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.