US HB3944 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Let's Re-Up the Troops-to-Cops Program Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow public safety and community policing grants to be used, during the three-year period beginning on January 1, 2010, to hire former honorably-discharged members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for community-oriented policing, particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base closing.

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Title

Let's Re-Up the Troops-to-Cops Program Act

Sponsors

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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