3.0.0 6694 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TRONE:H.R. 6694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1973]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:04:15Z COPS Counseling Act 116 3434 S 2020-05-15 Held at the desk. 13:11:05 Identical bill CRS 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 N R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-05-01 True Crime and Law Enforcement First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Law enforcement officers Medical ethics Mental health Right of privacy Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2020-05-22T14:14:16Z Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act

This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and
  • requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.
]]> COPS Counseling Act Display Title COPS Counseling Act Official Title as Introduced To make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COPS Counseling Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6694ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6694ih.xml 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.