3.0.0 3434 2023-01-11T13:42:46Z 2023-01-11T13:42:46Z Senate S 2020-03-11 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2020-05-14T20:56:47Z Referred to 2020-03-11T16:37:16Z COPS Counseling Act 116 6694 HR 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-15 13:11:05 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2020-05-15 09:02:52 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2020-05-15 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-05-14 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2464-2465) Floor 2020-05-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2464-2465) Discharge 2020-05-14 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-03-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2020-03-11 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-05-04 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2020-05-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-05-13 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-05-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Health information and medical records Law enforcement officers Medical ethics Mental health Right of privacy Worker safety and health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T14:04:36Z 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.
]]> 55 2020-05-14 Passed Senate 2020-05-22T14:07:11Z 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 Short Title(s) as Passed Senate COPS Counseling Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Introduced COPS Counseling Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Passed Senate Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate COPS Counseling Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3434es/xml/BILLS-116s3434es.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3434is/xml/BILLS-116s3434is.xml 2020-05-15 Held at the desk. 13:11:05 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.