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COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4287| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2022
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022 This bill makes changes to the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program. Among the changes, the bill reduces the required matching contribution for certain rural communities during the first three years of a grant and eliminates the preference for agencies that exceed the matching requirements; allows grant funds to be used to increase wages of career law enforcement officers in states or localities that have a median household income of less than 70% of the national median household income and qualify for a reduced matching contribution; and provides statutory authority for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice. Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on whether law enforcement workforces are representative of the communities they serve, the percentage of law enforcement officers who live in the community they serve, the average pay of officers compared to the cost of living in the community they serve, and recommendations for improvements.
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Timeline
May 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6375
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 19, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6375
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6375: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022
Community life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of JusticeEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingRural conditions and development

COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4287| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2022
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022 This bill makes changes to the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program. Among the changes, the bill reduces the required matching contribution for certain rural communities during the first three years of a grant and eliminates the preference for agencies that exceed the matching requirements; allows grant funds to be used to increase wages of career law enforcement officers in states or localities that have a median household income of less than 70% of the national median household income and qualify for a reduced matching contribution; and provides statutory authority for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice. Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on whether law enforcement workforces are representative of the communities they serve, the percentage of law enforcement officers who live in the community they serve, the average pay of officers compared to the cost of living in the community they serve, and recommendations for improvements.
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Timeline
May 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6375
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 19, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6375
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6375: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Community life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of JusticeEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingRural conditions and development