[House Report 119-79]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
119th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 119-79
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IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS THROUGH DATA ACT
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April 28, 2025.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Jordan, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2240]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop
reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement
officers, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that
the bill as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary.............................................. 4
Background and Need for the Legislation.......................... 4
Committee Consideration.......................................... 9
Committee Votes.................................................. 9
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 9
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 9
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 9
Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects.......................... 10
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 10
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 10
Advisory on Earmarks............................................. 10
Federal Mandates Statement....................................... 10
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 10
Applicability to Legislative Branch.............................. 11
Section-by-Section Analysis...................................... 11
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all that follows after the enacting clause and insert
the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Law Enforcement Officer
Safety and Wellness Through Data Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been a rise in anti-police rhetoric and a
corresponding rise in violence against law enforcement
officers.
(2) In 2022, a total of 60 police officers were feloniously
killed in the line of duty.
(3) Nearly 30 percent of police officer killings in 2022 were
caused by unprovoked attacks or ambushes on officers.
(4) Law enforcement officers bravely put themselves at risk
for the betterment of society.
(5) A data collection that represents the full circumstances
surrounding violent attacks and ambush attacks on law
enforcement officers is vital for the provision of needed
Federal resources to Federal, State, and local law enforcement
officers.
(6) Police suffer assaults and other offenses that do not
rise to the level of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and
Assaulted or National Incident-Based Reporting System reporting
due to the frequency of such incidents, lower risk to officers,
and minimal administrative resources to report such frequent
events.
(7) The mental health of law enforcement officers has
suffered due to overwork, recruitment issues, and the general
stress of their work.
(8) The people of the United States will always remember the
victims of these hateful attacks against law enforcement
officers and stand in solidarity with individuals affected by
these senseless tragedies and incidents of hate that have
affected law enforcement communities and their families.
(9) The United States must demonstrate to its brave law
enforcement officers that they are important, valued, and
respected.
(10) Congress has made a commitment to helping communities
protect the lives of their police officers, as evidenced by the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act
of 2015 (Public Law 114-155; 130 Stat. 389) and other laws.
(11) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting
Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney General
to ``acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on
Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime
Reports'' and requires all Federal departments and agencies
that investigate criminal activity to ``report details about
crime within their respective jurisdiction to the Attorney
General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the
Attorney General''.
SEC. 3. ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National
Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice
Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report
that includes--
(1) the number of offenders that intentionally target law
enforcement officers because of their status as law enforcement
officers;
(2) the number of incidents reported to the Law Enforcement
Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection that occur
through the coordinated actions of 2 or more parties;
(3) a description of the Federal response to ambushes and
violent attacks on Federal law enforcement officers;
(4) a detailed survey of what State and local responses are
to ambushes and violent attacks on State and local law
enforcement officers;
(5) recommendations for improving State, local, and Federal
responses to ambushes and violent attacks on law enforcement
officers;
(6) a detailed survey of Federal and State-based training
programs that law enforcement officers receive in preparation
for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs
described in paragraph (6) in preparing law enforcement
officers for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(8) recommendations on how to improve State, local, and
Federal training programs for law enforcement officers relating
to ambush attacks;
(9) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick Leahy
Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10530 et seq.)--
(A) the efficacy of the Partnership in distributing
protective gear to law enforcement officers across the
United States, including any location-specific
limitations to the distribution under such Partnership;
and
(B) the general limitations of the Partnership,
including any location-specific limitations to the
distributions under the Partnership, considering the
fact that law enforcement officers are suffering from
ambush attacks;
(10) an analysis of the ability of the Department of Justice
to combine the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Data Collection and a 09C Justifiable Homicide report for
officer-involved shooting reports and any roadblocks to
producing a clear report with such information;
(11) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal Justice
Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
expand data collection to include a suspect offender's level of
injury at the time of a reported Law Enforcement Officers
Killed and Assaulted Data Collection incident;
(12) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons
for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data
between--
(A) data relating to ambush attacks against law
enforcement officers; and
(B) other types of violent crime data; and
(13) an analysis of any additional legislative tools or
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in
deterring ambush attacks against law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report required under subsection
(a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and
the Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant
stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
SEC. 4. AGGRESSION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the National
Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(1) an analysis of the ability to implement a new category in
the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National Incident-
Based Reporting System on aggressive actions, conduct, or other
trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement officers
that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are not reported
in such systems;
(2) the level of detail the category described in paragraph
(1) would include and the standard of evidence that would be
used for any reported incidents;
(3) an analysis of how to engage State and local law
enforcement agencies in reporting the data described in
paragraph (1), despite the fact that such data is beyond the
standard crime-based reporting to the systems described in
paragraph (1);
(4) an analysis of potential uses by the Department of
Justice and any component agencies of the Department of Justice
of the data described in paragraph (1);
(5) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons
for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data
between--
(A) data relating to aggressive actions or other
trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement
officers that do not rise to the level of crimes; and
(B) other types of violent crime data; and
(6) an analysis of additional legislative tools or
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in
deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-inducing
incidents against law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report under subsection (a), the
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall consult
relevant stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
SEC. 5. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the National
Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(1) the types, frequency, and severity of mental health and
stress-related responses of law enforcement officers to
aggressive actions or other trauma-inducing incidents against
law enforcement officers;
(2) mental health and stress-related resources or programs
that are available to law enforcement officers at the Federal,
State, and local levels, especially peer-to-peer programs;
(3) the extent to which law enforcement officers use the
resources or programs described in paragraph (2);
(4) the availability of, or need for, mental health screening
within Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; and
(5) additional legislative tools or authorities that may be
helpful or necessary to assist in assessing, monitoring, and
improving the mental health and wellness of Federal, State, and
local law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report required under subsection
(a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of Justice
shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
Purpose and Summary
H.R. 2240, the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and
Wellness Through Data Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC),
would fill gaps in the reporting of attacks targeting law
enforcement officers. The bill requires the Attorney General to
develop a series of reports related to violent attacks on law
enforcement officers, the efficacy of current data collection
related to violent attacks on law enforcement officers, and the
efficacy of programs intended to provide protective equipment
and wellness resources to law enforcement officers.
Background and Need for the Legislation
Democrat-run Cities Defunded Their Police
Due to the radical left's ``defund the police'' movement,
Democrat-run cities across the United States reduced funding
for police departments, which left their cities without an
adequate law enforcement presence to address a surge in violent
crime.\1\ In 2020, Los Angeles reduced its police department's
budget by $150 million.\2\ At the same time, New York City also
made cuts amounting to $1 billion from the New York Police
Department (NYPD).\3\ Chicago's then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot
approved a decrease of approximately $80 million for the
Chicago Police Department (CPD) budget for 2021.\4\ In 2021,
Washington, D.C. slashed the Metropolitan Police Department
(MPD) budget by roughly $15 million.\5\ The subsequent years
unsurprisingly saw a significant uptick in violent crime in
these cities, which can be attributed to these decisions to
defund law enforcement.\6\
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\1\Rep. Clay Higgins, Democrats' push to defund police caused crime
to spike, Wash. Examiner (Jun. 22, 2022).
\2\Audrey Conklin, LA `Defund' Police Budget Cuts Force Department
to Dissolve Sexual Assault Unit that Investigated Weinstein, Fox News
(Nov. 12, 2020).
\3\Scottie Andrew and Kristina Sgueglia, New York Police
Department's budget has been slashed by $1 billion, Cnn (July 1, 2020).
\4\After caving to the defund movement in 2020, Chicago Mayor
Lightfoot proposes more police funding as crime continues to spiral,
The National Police Support Fund (Oct. 21, 2021).
\5\Eric Flack, Verify: Did DC `Defund the Police?', Wash. Post
(Apr. 20, 2021).
\6\Higgins, supra note 1.
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According to the Major City Chiefs Association (MCCA),
violent crime increased in 2021 compared to 2020.\7\ After the
FBI updated its data in 2022, there were 80,029 more violent
crimes recorded in 2022 than in 2021.\8\ Out of the 70 cities
included in MCCA's data, 69 cities saw increases in at least
one category of violent crimes in 2022, which include homicide,
rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.\9\ After homicide rates
reached a peak in 2021, it remained 24 percent higher in 30
cities in the first half of 2023 than it was before the COVID-
19 pandemic.\10\ Likewise, when comparing aggravated assault
cases from 2019 to those in 2023, the number is nearly 10
percent higher, with over 23,000 more assaults recorded within
the same period.\11\
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\7\Major Cities Chiefs Association, Violent Crime Survey--Agency
Totals (2020-2021), https://majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/uploads/
2021/11/MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2021-and-2020-Jan1toSept30.pdf.
\8\John R. Lott Jr., Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent
Crime Stats, https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117762/
documents/HHRG-118-JU08-20241217-SD002-U2.pdf/ (Oct. 16, 2024).
\9\Supra note 8.
\10\Council on Criminal Justice, Trends in Homicide: What You Need
to Know (Dec. 2023) https://counciloncj.org/homicide-trends-report/.
\11\Major Cities Chiefs Association, Violent Crime Survey--National
Totals (2022-2023), https://majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/uploads/
2024/02/MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2023-and-2022-Year-End.pdf (last
visited Mar. 31, 2025).
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Although crime rates are generally lower in 2024 when
compared to pre-pandemic levels, some violent crimes have
actually increased when compared to 2019.\12\ For example,
aggravated assaults have increased four percent, assaults with
firearms have increased by five percent, and carjackings have
increased by 25 percent.\13\
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\12\Press Release, Council on Criminal Justice, Homicide, Most
Other Violent Crimes Fall Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in U.S. Cities,
https://counciloncj.org/homicide-most-other-violent-crimes-fall-below-
pre-pandemic-levels-in-u-s-cities/ (Jan. 23, 2025).
\13\Id.
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After this spike in crime, some Democrats refused to
acknowledge their own policy failures and instead blamed
firearms, economic downturns, and perceived deficiencies in
federal law enforcement support.\14\ For example, former
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reached out to then-Attorney
General Merrick Garland, advocating for an increase in Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) agents in
Chicago to address illegal firearms, remarking, ``we cannot
continue to endure the level of violence that we are now
experiencing.''\15\
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\14\Alec Schemmel, Mayor who pushed to defund police by $80M pleads
with feds to help with rampant crime, Fox 17 Nashville (Dec. 22, 2021).
\15\Id.
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However, other Democrats realized the effects of their
catastrophic defunding decisions and reversed course. For
example, then-San Francisco Mayor London Breed initially
diverted $120 million from the police budget towards social
initiatives, only to recalibrate her approach in light of
rising crime and commit to strengthen the police force and
counter the criminal elements in the city.\16\ Within three
years, almost all large Democrat-led cities reversed course on
their decision to defund law enforcement and augmented their
police department budgets, with many Democrats abandoning the
``defund the police'' narrative altogether.\17\ In 2023 after
Washington D.C. experienced its deadliest year in more than 20
years,\18\ Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed legislation to soften
the anti-police reforms.\19\ The legislation also sought to
target organized retail crime as well as the issue of open-air
drug markets in the District.\20\ Bowser admitted the original
police reform legislation did not ``match the daily practice of
safe and effective policing.''\21\
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\16\Id.
\17\Id.
\18\Emily Davies, John D. Harden and Peter Hermann, 2023 was
District's deadliest year in more than two decades, Wash. Post (Jan. 1,
2024).
\19\Melissa Koenig, DC mayor proposes rolling back progressive
police reforms amid spike in violent crimes, N.Y. Post (Oct. 24, 2023).
\20\Id.
\21\Id.
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Rogue Prosecutors Refusing to Enforce the Law
Another significant reason for the increase in crime over
the past several years is the prevalence of far-left rogue
prosecutors who prioritize social justice initiatives over
public safety. Dozens of these rogue prosecutors owe their
election victories, in large part, to far-left political action
committees.\22\ These rogue prosecutors made social justice
initiatives more important than public safety. Their goal is to
fundamentally change the criminal justice system by replacing
both Republican and Democrat law-and-order prosecutors with
pro-criminal, anti-victim extremists who ignore the law, abuse
their offices, and allow crime to rise in their
jurisdictions.\23\ These prosecutors generally fail to charge
criminals, or permit criminals to be charged on low-level
crimes, allowing them to return to communities to reoffend.
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\22\Zack Smith and Charles Stimson, Meet Chesa Boudin, the Rogue
Prosecutor Wreaking Havoc in San Francisco, The Heritage Foundation
(Aug. 11, 2021).
\23\Id.
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Police Recruitment Crisis
Police departments across the country are experiencing
significant recruitment challenges, as officers have been
leaving the force in droves. As of January 2025, the Los
Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is projected to mark the
lowest staffing levels in 30 years. LAPD leaders expect to lose
more than 150 officers, leaving a force of about 8,620 by June
30, 2026.\24\ In 2023, the San Francisco Police Department had
over 600 fewer officers compared to 2020, a decrease of
approximately thirty percent of the department.\25\ In 2023,
the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C.
had the lowest number of officers it has had in the past fifty
years.\26\ In January 2025, the DC Police Union chair said that
the MPD is operating at dangerously low staffing levels.\27\ As
of September 2024, Chicago had 1,662 fewer officers than it did
in 2018, a decline of nearly 13 percent.\28\
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\24\Libor Jany, LAPD projected to lose 150 officers by mid-2026,
which would mark lowest staffing in 30 years, Los Angeles Times, (Jan.
27, 2025).
\25\Robert Klemko, Police agencies are desperate to hire. But they
say few want the job., Wash. Post (May 27, 2023).
\26\Id.
\27\Phylicia Ashley, DC police union claims MPD needs more
officers, auditor says no data supports that, ABC NEWS 7 (Jan. 15,
2025).
\28\Ben Bradley, Andrew Schroedter, Calls Go Unanswered Amid
Continued Decline in Chicago Police Ranks, WGN9. (Oct. 29, 2024).
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In an effort to hire more law enforcement officers, police
departments have ``expanded the geographic area from which they
draw recruits, offered hiring bonuses and multiyear contracts,
beefed up recruiting efforts, decreased onboarding obstacles
and adjusted admission requirements.''\29\ For example, the MPD
is offering a $25,000 hiring bonus for new MPD recruits.\30\ On
March 2, 2024, the City of Dunwoody, Georgia, announced it is
increasing its hiring bonuses for new recruits to $15,000.\31\
Alameda County, California, just outside San Francisco, is
offering a $75,000 recruitment bonus that will be paid out
installments over several years.\32\ The City of Fremont,
California, introduced a $100,000 signing bonus for up to 10
lateral police officer hires. This initiative significantly
expands upon the city's previous $20,000 signing bonus for
lateral officers.\33\
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\29\Glenn Minnis, With 1,500 Vacancies, Chicago Police Ramp Up
Recruiting Efforts, The Center Square (Mar. 28, 2023).
\30\Press Release, Government of the District of Columbia, Mayor
Bowser Announces Increase in Hiring Bonuses for New MPD Recruits,
https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-announces-increase-hiring-
bonuses-new-mpd-recruits (last visited Mar. 13, 2025).
\31\WSB Staff, Dunwoody increases hiring bonuses for new police
recruits to $15,000, WSB Atlanta (Mar. 2, 2024).
\32\CBS Staff, Police departments offering bonuses, incentives to
new recruits and experienced officers to fill Bay Area openings, CBS
News (Sep. 26, 2023).
\33\Police1 Staff, Calif. city announces $100,000 hiring bonus for
lateral police officers, Police1 (Dec. 20, 2024).
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Escalating Attacks on Law Enforcement Officers
The effects of far-left efforts to defund the police, elect
rogue prosecutors, and enact radical criminal justice policies
can all be seen through the continuous attacks on police
officers. In 2022, 328 officers were shot in the line of
duty,\34\ there were 88 ambush-style attacks against police
officers, and 31 of those officers lost their lives.\35\ When
those statistics were released, Patrick Yoes, national
president of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), described
2022 ``one of the most dangerous years for law enforcement in
recent history due to the increase of violence directed towards
law enforcement officers . . . .''\36\ In 2023, 378 officers
were shot in the line of duty, with 115 ambush-style
attacks,\37\ and 20 officers lost their lives because of these
attacks.\38\ FOP President Yoes reported:
\34\Press Release, National Fraternal Order of Police, Updated 29
December: One of the Most Dangerous Years for Law Enforcement, https://
fop.net/2022/12/updated-29-december-one-of-the-most-dangerous-years-
for-law-enforcement/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2025).
\35\Id.
\36\Id.
\37\Press Release, National Fraternal Order of Police, 378 Officers
Shot in the Line of Duty in 2023, https://fop.net/2024/01/378-officers-
shot-in-the-line-of-duty-in-2023/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2025).
\38\Id.
Last year, over 330 police officers were shot in the
line of duty. With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and
after so many Americans have seen the tragic
consequences of the defund the police movement, it was
our hope that these numbers would be a high-water mark.
We were wrong. Instead, 378 officers were shot in the
line of duty in 2023, the highest number the FOP has
ever recorded.\39\
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\39\Id.
In 2024, the number of officers killed in the line of duty
again increased from the previous year. According to National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), 147 law
enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2024 compared
to 118 officers who died in the line of duty in 2023,
representing a 25% increase.\40\ In 2024, 342 officers were
shot in the line of duty, with 50 officers succumbing to their
injuries.\41\
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\40\Press Release, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
2024 Law Enforcement Fatalities Report Reveals Law Enforcement Deaths
Increased, https://nleomf.org/2024-law-
enforcement-fatalities-report-reveals-law-enforcement-deaths-increased/
(last visited Mar. 13, 2025).
\41\Press Release, National Fraternal Order of Police, FOP Monthly
Update: Officers Shot and Killed, https://fop.net/2025/01/fop-monthly-
update-shot-and-killed-11/ (last visited Mar. 21, 2025).
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Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
Currently, basic information on law enforcement attacks is
collected by the FBI's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and
Assaulted (LEOKA) program.\42\ While the program collects
information such as the circumstance of the assault and the
weapon used,\43\ it does not contain information or
recommendations to help prevent further attacks on law
enforcement officers. The Improving Law Enforcement Officer
Safety and Wellness Through Data Act would help to prevent
attacks by increasing the categories of information that can be
voluntarily reported, including the intention and coordination
of criminals. It would also direct the Justice Department to
examine adding additional categories to the Uniform Crime
Reporting System such as aggressive actions, conduct, or other
trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement officers. The
bill will also provide further transparency on the mental
health impacts of attacks on law enforcement officers and
examine the availability and extent of mental health resources
for police officers.
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\42\Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Officers
Assaulted in 2021 (last visited Mar. 13, 2025), https://leb.fbi.gov/
bulletin-highlights/additional-highlights/crime-data-law-
enforcement-officers-assaulted-in-2021.
\43\Id.
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Hearings
For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6)(A) of House rule XIII,
the following hearings were used to develop H.R. 2240: ``The
Right to Self Defense'' a hearing held on March 4, 2025, before
Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance of
the Committee on the Judiciary. The Subcommittee heard
testimony from the following witnesses:
Doug Ritter, Founder and Chair of Knife
Rights, Inc. and Knife Rights Foundation;
Diana Muller, Founder of Women for Gun
Rights;
Dave McDermott, Founding Partner of
McDermott Law Group and USCCA Network Attorney; and
Gregory Jackson, Jr., Former Deputy
Director, White House Office of Gun Violence
Prevention.
The hearing examined the individual's right to self-
defense, protected by the Second Amendment, and examined the
efficacy of gun control policies and the related effect on
public safety. The subcommittee received testimony from Ms.
Muller, a retired law enforcement officer, about the stressful
situations law enforcement officers encounter that have a
negative effect on their mental health.
Committee Consideration
On March 25, 2025, the Committee met in open session and
ordered the bill, H.R. 2240, favorably reported with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute by voice vote, a quorum
being present.
Committee Votes
In compliance with clause 3(b) of House rule XIII, the
Committee states that no roll call votes occurred during the
Committee's consideration of H.R. 2240.
Committee Oversight Findings
In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of House rule XIII, the
Committee advises that the findings and recommendations of the
Committee, based on oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1)
of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, are
incorporated in the descriptive portions of this report.
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to filing of the report
and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is included
in this report.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2240 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
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H.R. 2240 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to
report to the Congress about violent attacks on law enforcement
officers, including the responses of federal, state, and local
governments to such attacks and how to improve the reporting of
those attacks. The bill also would require DOJ to report to the
Congress on how traumatic incidents affect the mental health
and wellness of officers.
Based on the costs of similar reports, CBO estimates that
implementing H.R. 2240 would cost $3 million over the 2025-2030
period. Any related spending would be subject to the
availability of appropriated funds.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeremy Crimm.
The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy
Director of Budget Analysis.
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director, Congressional Budget Office.
Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(d)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Duplication of Federal Programs
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of House rule XIII, no provision
of H.R. 2240 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the
federal government known to be duplicative of another federal
program.
Performance Goals and Objectives
The Committee states that pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of
House rule XIII, H.R. 2240 would fill gaps in the reporting of
attacks targeting law enforcement officers by requiring
reporting of violent attacks on law enforcement officers, the
efficacy of current data collection, and the efficacy of
programs intended to provide protective equipment and wellness
resources.
Advisory on Earmarks
In accordance with clause 9 of House rule XXI, H.R. 2240
does not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clauses
9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of House Rule XXI.
Federal Mandates Statement
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act.
Advisory Committee Statement
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
Applicability to Legislative Branch
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Pub. L. 104-
1).
Section-by-Section Analysis
Sec. 1. Short Title. The ``Improving Law Enforcement
Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act''.
Sec. 2. Findings. Details the continued trend of law
enforcement attacks and reasserts Congress's commitment to
helping protect lives of police officers.
Sec. 3. Attacks on Law Enforcement Officers Reporting
Requirement. Requires the Attorney General to submit a report
to Congress that includes: (1) the number of attacks
intentionally targeting police officers; (2) whether attacks
occurred through the actions of two or more parties; (3) a
description of the federal response on attacks against federal
law enforcement officers; (4) a survey detailing state and
local responses to attacks; (5) recommendations for improving
responses to attacks; (6) A survey of training programs
officers receive in preparation for attacks; (7) an analysis of
the above programs; (8) recommendations on improving the above
programs; (9) an analysis of the efficacy of distributing
protective gear and any limitations that exist; (10) an
analysis of DOJ's ability to expand data collection to the
suspect offender's level of injury; (12) an analysis of any
existence of disparities in reporting; and (13) an analysis of
any additional legislative tools or authorities helpful to
deter ambush attacks. It also requires the Attorney General and
others to consult with relevant stakeholders, including law
enforcement agencies, nongovernment organizations, and others.
Sec. 4. Aggression Against Law Enforcement Officers
Reporting Requirement. Requires the Attorney General to submit
to Congress a report analyzing the ability to implement a new
category of reporting in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and
the National Incident-Based Reporting System, how to engage
state and local law enforcement agencies in reporting the data,
any disparities, and additional legislative tools or
authorities helpful in deterring aggressive actions.
Sec. 5 Mental Health and Wellness Reporting Requirement.
Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on the type
of mental health and stress-responses of law enforcement
officers to aggressive attacks, the programs available, the use
of those programs, and any additional tools needed to improve
mental health and wellness.
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