3.0.0 3523 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z House H HR 2003-11-19 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2003-12-10T21:00:39Z Referred to 2003-11-19T15:02:25Z Equity in Law Enforcement Act 108 2168 S 2004-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2231) Identical bill CRS 2003-12-10 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2003-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001241 Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25] Chris Bell D TX 25 N C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2003-11-19 True C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2003-11-19 True J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2003-11-19 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2004-05-05 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2004-05-05 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2004-05-12 False S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 2004-05-12 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2004-05-12 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-05-20 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2004-06-18 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2004-06-21 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2004-06-21 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2004-09-08 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2004-09-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Education Equipment and supplies Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to transportation Higher education Labor and Employment Private police Railroad employees Railroads Safety measures School personnel School security Survivors' benefits Transportation and Public Works Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-11-19 Introduced in House 2004-03-02T14:47:38Z Equity in Law Enforcement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include within the definition of "public safety officer" (thus qualifying for line-of-duty death and disability benefits) individuals serving private institutions of higher education in an official capacity as law enforcement officers, or employed by a rail carrier as police officers, who are sworn, licensed, or certified under State law for purposes of law enforcement and trained to meet training standards for law enforcement officers established by the relevant governmental appointing authority.

Qualifies such officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers under that Act's programs of matching grants for law enforcement armor vests and technical assistance to States and local governments.

]]> Equity in Law Enforcement Act Display Title Equity in Law Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced To extend the same Federal benefits to law enforcement officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers, that apply to law enforcement officers serving units of State and local government. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Equity in Law Enforcement Act Introduced in House 2003-11-19T05:00:00Z 2003-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.