3.0.0 7754 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z House HR 2020-07-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSH:H.R. 7754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3838]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-23T13:00:30Z 2020-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Employment and training programs Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-23 Introduced in House 2020-11-03T15:13:21Z Providing Officer Licensing to Increase Confidence for Everyone Act or the POLICE Act

This bill establishes licensing requirements for federal law enforcement officers and reduces the amount of certain law enforcement-related grants for states that do not adopt similar requirements.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall, within one year of the bill's enactment, develop and issue licensing standards for law enforcement officers based on law enforcement best practices. Such standards shall be reviewed and updated every five years.

Within three years of this bill's enactment, each federal law enforcement officer shall be licensed under such standards. Each officer must also take continuing education classes as may be required by DOJ.

Within three years of this bill's enactment, each state shall establish (1) a licensing system that complies with DOJ licensing standards, and (2) a continuing education program substantially similar to the program for federal law enforcement officers. If a state fails to meet these requirements for a fiscal year, certain law enforcement-related grants that the state would have otherwise received shall be reduced by half.

]]> POLICE Act Display Title POLICE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced POLICE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Providing Officer Licensing to Increase Confidence for Everyone Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To establish licensing standards for law enforcement, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7754ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7754ih.xml 2020-07-23 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.