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<item congress="114" measure-type="s" measure-number="2840" measure-id="id114s2840" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2016-04-21" update-date="2016-08-22">
<title>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016</title>
<summary summary-id="id114s2840v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2016-08-22">
<action-date>2016-07-22</action-date>
<action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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 participation in active shooter training programs.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id114s2840v81" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2016-08-16">
<action-date>2016-07-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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 participation in active shooter training programs.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id114s2840v82" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-07-13">
<action-date>2016-05-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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 participation in active shooter training programs.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id114s2840v80" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-06-06">
<action-date>2016-05-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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 participation in active shooter training programs. </p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id114s2840v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2016-05-03">
<action-date>2016-04-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016</b></p> <p>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 participation in active shooter training programs. </p>]]></summary-text>
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