Urban Progress Act of 2016

3.0.0 3872 2023-01-11T13:29:28Z 2023-01-11T13:29:28Z House HR 2015-11-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 162 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 3872.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1 (``The Congressshall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defen[s]eand general Welfare of the United States[.]'') (This billwould amend the COPS program at the Department of Justice toinclude institutions of higher education as eligible COPSgrants recipients, with priority given to minority servinginstitutions, to fund criminal justice related majors toimprove and diversify candidates entering police forces--advancing and promoting the nation's common defense andgeneral welfare by increasing racially diversity in policeforces, and thereby reducing incidents of police brutality).[Page H7390]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:08:46Z Referred to 2015-11-02T17:00:41Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:12:17Z Referred to 2015-11-02T17:00:36Z Urban Progress Act of 2016 114 5671 HR 2016-08-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-12-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-11-02 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-11-02 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-02 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-12-08 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2015-12-08 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2015-12-08 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2015-12-18 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2015-12-18 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-01-11 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2016-01-11 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2016-01-11 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2016-01-11 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2016-01-11 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-01-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-01-11 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2016-03-07 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2016-03-07 False Crime and Law Enforcement Education programs funding Higher education Indian social and development programs Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Minority education Minority employment Racial and ethnic relations Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2015-11-02 Introduced in House 2016-07-21T18:21:12Z Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.

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Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 Display Title Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety and community policing grants to be used to make grants to institutions of higher education, with priority given to Predominantly Black Institutions and other similar institutions, to support majors related to criminal justice, for the purpose of increasing the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3872ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3872ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.