3.0.0 962 2023-01-11T13:27:23Z 2023-01-11T13:27:23Z Senate S 2015-04-15 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-15T22:07:38Z 2015-04-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2222-2223) IntroReferral 2015-04-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-04-15 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-04-15 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-04-15 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-04-15 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-04-20 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-05-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Disability assistance Employee benefits and pensions Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Railroads Transportation employees Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-04-15 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-02T14:47:38Z Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) expand the definition of "public service officer," for purposes of provisions concerning public safety officer death benefits, to include a law enforcement officer serving a private institution of higher education in an official capacity, or a rail police officer employed by a rail carrier, who is sworn, licensed, or certified under the laws of a state for the purposes of law enforcement (applicable to a personal injury sustained in the line of duty by a public safety officer on or after April 15, 2013); (2) authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to such institutions and carriers for the purchase of armor vests for such officers; and (3) include such institutions and carriers among entities eligible for contracts or subawards under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

]]> Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015 Display Title Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s962is/xml/BILLS-114s962is.xml 2015-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2222-2223) 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.