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COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1530| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2023
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (13)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4287
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 8, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 8, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
Jan 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6973
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4287
    COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022


  • May 10, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 18, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • June 8, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.


  • June 8, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.


  • January 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6973
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6973: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2024
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 2023

USA118th CongressS-1530| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2023
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2023 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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4287
COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 8, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 8, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.
Jan 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6973
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4287
    COPS on the Beat Grant Program Parity Act of 2022


  • May 10, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 18, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • June 8, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.


  • June 8, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.


  • January 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6973
    Introduced in House
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (13)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6973: COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2024
  • 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