US SB3434 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 15 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-15 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on May 15 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-15 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.
Title
COPS Counseling Act Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-15 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2020-05-15 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2020-05-15 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2020-05-14 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2464-2465) |
| 2020-05-14 | Senate | Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2464-2465) |
| 2020-03-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6694 (Same As) 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Law enforcement officers
Medical ethics
Mental health
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Law enforcement officers
Medical ethics
Mental health
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health
