3.0.0 4098 2019-11-15T21:32:31Z 2019-11-15T21:32:31Z House H HR 2012-02-28 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 4098.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, clauses 1 and 18.[Page H1017]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-06T16:00:55Z Referred to 2012-02-28T15:00:45Z 2012-03-06 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2012-02-28 True P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] Gary Peters D MI 9 2012-02-28 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2012-02-28 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2012-02-28 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2012-02-28 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2012-02-28 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2012-02-28 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-02-28 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-02-28 Introduced in House 2012-04-11T18:46:38Z Shield Our Streets Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General to carry out a program, through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to award grants to assist eligible local law enforcement agencies with hiring and training new law enforcement officers and with rehiring career law enforcement officers who have been laid off as a result of budget reductions.

Defines an "eligible" local law enforcement agency as one that has jurisdiction over all or part of a county or other unit of local government that has a violent crime rate at or above the national average and that has had budget reductions during the most recent five-year period (elevated need locality).

Authorizes the Attorney General to carry out a program to award grants to units of local government that have jurisdiction over all or part of an elevated need locality to enhance public safety in such jurisdictions, including by: (1) purchasing public safety equipment, (2) funding public safety programs, (3) making infrastructure improvements, (4) purchasing and installing lights to deter crime, (5) funding activities related to crime labs, and (6) funding public defender programs. Authorizes such grants to nonprofit organizations that operate in elevated need localities to carry out programs designed to reduce crime in such areas.

]]> Shield Our Streets Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Shield Our Streets Act of 2012 Display Title Shield Our Streets Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4098ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4098ih.xml 2012-03-06 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.