Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 24, 2026
Latest Action
August 10, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratic(NY)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026 This bill establishes processing timelines and expands claims assistance, outreach, and reporting requirements pertaining to claims for benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors. This bill requires the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to notify a claimant of any missing information required to process a claim within 90 days of receiving the claim and generally requires the BJA to determine eligibility within 270 days of a completed claim. In addition, the bill requires the BJA to use its subpoena authority to obtain information or documentation that is necessary to adjudicate a claim if a public agency fails to provide it 30 days after a request. Under the bill, the BJA must conduct ongoing outreach to promote awareness of the PSOB program. The BJA must also report on whether a delay in processing a claim was due to the inaction of the claimant or the public agency from which information is required. The bill requires the BJA to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the 2024 report, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: Transparency, Claims Assistance, and Program Management Improvements Needed . Finally, the GAO must conduct an annual audit of PSOB claims that have been pending for more than one year.
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2026 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to help purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems; H.R. 1046 (Bacon, R-NE) the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; H.R. 1236 (Barr, R-KY) the Chief Herbert D. 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H.R.3832 (Bacon, R-NE), the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, which would allow a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer who died in service or as a result of their service to apply for U.S. citizenship more quickly; H.R.4024 (Carbajal, D-CA), the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, which would provide a needed one-time boost of $162 million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 4334 (Kustoff, R-TN), the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would better equip Federal prosecutors to pursue criminals; H.R. 4607 (Neguse, D-C0) the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act, which would close gaps in the Good Samaritan laws by ensuring that people cannot be prosecuted for drug possession when they seek medical assistance after witnessing or experiencing an overdose; H.R. 5282 (Reschenthaler, R-NY) the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, which would reauthorize funds made available from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to continue services for law enforcement officers and their families to include stress reduction and suicide prevention through 2029; H.R. 5391 (Deluzio, D-PA) the Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act, which would increase reauthorization of the Patrick J. Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership program; H.R. 5403 (Landsman, D-OH) the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act H.R 5594 (McDonald Rivet, D-MI) the Protect Your Pin Act, which would expand guidelines to allow local law enforcement agencies to use grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justices Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program to combat identity theft. 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This legislation goes beyond just the restoration of the collective bargaining provisions and would also eliminate restrictive measures that have hampered the ability of the officers serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to do their jobs and allow them to perform their duties more effectively while maintaining essential protections; H.R. 6120 (Zinke, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; H.R. 6602 (Torres, D-CA) the Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, which would allow individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to physically present a blue envelope to officers during traffic stops in order to improve outcomes; H.R. 6605 (Vasquez, D-NM) the Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on the use of drone and counter-drone systems by law enforcement agencies and to submit recommendations on which policies should be changed to ensure law enforcement agencies can properly counter these threats; H.R. 6683 (Williams, R-TX) the Safer Schools Act, which would by creating two pilot grant programs for public schools within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); H.R. 6911 (Harrigan, R-NC) the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, which would establish a new grant program to be administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) that would provide resources for State and local law enforcement agencies to create and equip specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). H.R. 7033 (Goldman, D-NY) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees. H.R. 7114 (Moore, R-NC) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer; H.R. 7184 (McDowell, R-NC) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing; H.R. 7718 (Weber, R-TX) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; H.R. 7834 (Lee, R-FL) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which establishes baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; H.R. 7876 (Landsman, D-OH) the Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act, which would create an Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program that would authorize more than $61 million for law enforcement agencies that collaborate with the USSS. H.R. 8675 (Bice, R-OK) the Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act H.R. 8746 (Evans, R-PA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. H.R. 8750 (Harder, D-CA) the COPS Reauthorization Act H.R. 8776 (Gillen, D-NY) the Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act H.R. 9503 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act H.R. 9937 (Stutzman, R-IN) the No Leniency for Fentanyl Dealers Act H.R. 10349 (Tran, D-CA) the Emergency Responders Mental Health Training (EMT) Act H.R. 10551 (Figures, D-AL) the Public Service Educational Assistance Act H.R. 10678 (Kean, R-NJ) the Fight Against Fentanyl Act S. 2, the Secure America Act, would would fund several federal law enforcement agencies. S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX), the Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide that the murder of local or State prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or other public safety officers also be considered an aggravating factor in a Federal case; S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades; S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); S. 516 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit the distribution of Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images (NDII) that loopholes in select States have thus far prevented; S. 666 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the First Responders Wellness Act, which would establish a national hotline for first responders through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); S. 678 (Cortez Masto, D-NV) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office within the U.S. Department of Justice, that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; S. 767 (Kelly, D-AZ) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; S. 911 (Masto, D-NV) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the PSOB Program to ensure that Chief Proffitts family, and any others in a similar situation, would be eligible to apply for the programs benefit; PRIORITY - S. 978 (Moody, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; S. 1077 (Collins, R-ME) the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, which would restore the District of Columbias ability to implement its Fiscal Year 2025 budget; S. 1247 (Schmitt, R-MO) the Public Safety Officer Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; S. 1283 (Hagerty, R-TN), the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; S. 1295 (Justice, R-WV) the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics (BOP SCAN) in Mail Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; S. 1300 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; S. 1316 (Peters, D-MI) the Strong Communities Act, which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers from their own community; S. 1401 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Targeting Child Predators Act, which would extend the time law enforcement can seek a court order to delay a subpoena notification from 90 to 180 days; S. 1409 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1572 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program to allow for the purchase of trauma kits; S.2200 (Gallego, D-AZ), the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, which would establish additional grants through the Department of Homeland Security to law enforcement agencies to areas near the Northern and Southern border; S. 2400(Fetterman, D-PA) the Art Market Integrity Act, which would require art dealers and auction houses to implement robust anti-money laundering compliance measures. S. 3023 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which would establish baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; S. 3189 (Sheehy, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; S.3366 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, judges, and other public safety officers.; S.3453 (Scott, R-FL) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer. S. 3626 (Shaheen, D-NH) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees; S. 3801(Grassley, R-IA) the the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act S. 3897 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; S. 4260 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would refine statutory definitions to ensure that the law encompasses both active and passive involvement of minors in sexually explicit depictions when the offender intentionally includes a child. S. 4446 (Moody, R-FL) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing. S. 4500 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. S.4514 (Duckworth, IL-D) the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act, which would establish a grant program that would provide funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals, where applicable, to mental healthcare providers for corrections officers who are struggling with their mental health; S. 5109 (Lankford, R-OK) the Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act, which would authorize the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to extend grants to certified and accredited law enforcement-related nonprofit organizations in order to train agencies that have fewer than 50 sworn personnel at no cost to them individually nor as a department; S.5644 (Moody, R-FL), which would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to exempt cash reward payments by crime stopper organizations from certain currency transaction reports.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4550)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4549-4550)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to the funding and development of security surrounding advanced research in artificial intelligence; Specific bill(s) include: H.R. 4704, Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act; S. 2103/H.R. 3932, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year; H.R. 1718, AI for National Security Act; S.3897; H.R. 7567, Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act; H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act; S.3696, DEFIANCE Act of 2024; H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act; H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; S.2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023; S.3162, TEST AI Act of 2023; Senate Amendment 3139 amending bill S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act of 2026; S.1705 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3447 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3919 Advanced AI Security Readiness Act; S.2177 No Adversarial AI Act.; H.R.1736 Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act; H.R. 8170 MATCH Act; S. 5252, BLADE Act; H.R. 8283, Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026; H.R. 9619, People-First Chatbot Act; H.R. 8800/S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; S. 4456/H.R. 6875, AI OVERWATCH Act; S. 4407, CHATBOT Act; S. 1748/H.R. 6484, Kids Online Safety Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues relating to public safety, consent decree transparency, and nationwide standards; Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2025 (S. 2337 / H.R. 3304); Invest to Protect Act (H.R. 2711 / S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act (H.R. 4024); Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act (S. 419 / H.R. 5282); Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5061); Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act (H.R. 1058); Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act (H.R. 6602); Protect Your PIN Act (H.R. 5594); Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act (S. 3456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 / S. 1829); Medal of Sacrifice Act (H.R. 3497 / S. 3765); Karis Law Reporting Act (H.R. 5201); Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 5200); Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 7718 / S. 3897); Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 909 / S. 1982); Strong Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 3458 / S. 1316); Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365 / S. 4917); Flock Off Act (H.R. 10221); American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act (H.R. 10116); Emergency Responders Mental Health Training Act (H.R. 10349); Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026 (S. 5109/H.R. 8675); SAFE School Act (H.R. 8506); Stop the Doxx Act (H.R. 8927)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 8800, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027," a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Rules Committee Amendment 119, "Purchase of Retired Firearms by Federal Law Enforcement Officers." Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor (PN 1129). H.R. 9503, the "Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act," a bill to change the name of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to the U.S. Secret Service Police; entire bill. Office of Personnel Management proposed rule, "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act" (91 FR 46012, July 22, 2026). S. 4632, the "Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026," a bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process and to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations; entire bill. H.R. 9845, the "Public Safety Officers Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to simplify the claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers who die from a heart attack or stroke to receive payment through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program; entire bill. H.R. 309, the "National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act," a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum; entire bill. H.R. 9665, the "VA Police Security Enhancement Act," a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to expand the jurisdiction of Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; entire bill. Legislative proposal to amend Title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to revise policies under title 5, United States Code, related to pay and retirement benefits to improve the retention and recruitment of federal law enforcement personnel. Legislative proposal to amend Title 5, United States Code, to reform the disability retirement system for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 3897, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. H.R. 7718, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. General education regarding the application of the President's Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments for 2027 to federal law enforcement personnel. Legislative proposal to amend 5 U.S.C. 8706 and 8714a to create an exception for federal law enforcement officers forced to medically retire and allow them to keep their coverage into retirement (no bill introduced). General education regarding the impact on federal law enforcement officers of the statutory cap on Law Enforcement Availability Pay. H.R. 10551, the "Public Service Educational Assistance Act," a bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to the dependents of federal law enforcement officers and other public service employees; entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 10361, a bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center; entire bill. S. 5385, a bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center; entire bill. S. 3897, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. H.R. 7718, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. General education regarding proposals to regulate law enforcement's use of automated license plate readers and other technologies. S. 825, the "Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act," a bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers; entire bill. Nomination of Richard Schroyer to be Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (PN 1187).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL) the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of aggravating factors in death penalty determinations for those who target, kill, or attempt to kill a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 503 (Foxx, R-NC) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine; H.R. 621 (Joyce, R-OH), the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); H.R. 633 (Salazar, R-FL) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; H.R. 911 (Fitzpatrick, R-FL) the Patriot Day Act, which would establish September 11th as a permanent Federal holiday; H.R. 993 (Correa, D-CA) the Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act, which would allow law enforcement agencies to use Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to help purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems; H.R. 1046 (Bacon, R-NE) the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; H.R. 1236 (Barr, R-KY) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits program and allow survivors to file for death or disability benefits for officers no in active service, provided their death or disability was connected to their service as a law enforcement officer; H.R. 1260 (Malliotakis, R-NY) the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would address the growing crisis that faces the USPP and its ability to protect and serve the public; H.R. 1266 (Panetta, D-CA), the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would appropriate steps to add xylazine to the Controlled Substances Act; H.R. 1269 (Scanlon, D-PA) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 1443 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Public Safety Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; TOP PRIORITY - H.R. 1505 (Stauber, D-MN) the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would guarantee public safety officers the right to form and join unions and bargain collectively with their employers over wages, hours, and working conditions; PRIORITY - H.R. 1551 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Protect and Serve Act, which would impose Federal penalties on individuals who deliberately target local, State or Federal law enforcement officers with violence; H.R. 1556 (Bresnahan, R-PA) Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of a Federal capital case if the first jury does not reach a unanimous decision on the sentence; H.R. 1726 (Neguse, D-CO) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; H.R. 1773 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, which would make firearm thefts a Federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison; H.R. 2305 (Miller-Meeks, R-IA) the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act, which would establish a grant program that would provide funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals, where applicable, to mental healthcare providers for those corrections officers who are struggling with their mental health; PRIORITY - H.R. 2094 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; H.R. 2096 (Garbarino, R-NY) the Protecting Our Nations Capital Emergency Act. which would restore the collective bargaining rights, non-disclosure protections, and disciplinary protocols of MPD officers that were lost in the implementation of the CPJRAA; H.R. 2194 (Harder, D-CA) the HIDTA Enhancement Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; H.R. 2240 (Moore, R-NC) the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way; H.R. 2502 (Kaptur, D-OH) the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effectively; H.R. 2654 (Stauber, D-MN), the Lifesaving Gear for Police Act, which would protect the important surplus equipment programs for State and local law enforcement, like the 1033 program, from politically-driven interference and competing Executive Orders; H.R. 2711 (Gottheimer, D-NJ,) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers; H.R. 2735 (Nehls, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes. H.R. 2752 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Ensuring Safer Schools Act, which would allow funds from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be utilized for the training of military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become school resource officers; H.R. 2964 (Taylor, R-OH) the Fight Fentanyl Act, which would provide over $333 million annually for the HIDTA program and allow for and support programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies. H.R. 3267 (Houlahan, D-PA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Payment Completion Fairness Act, which would eliminate a technicality in the law that requires an applicant to be employed in a public service job to qualify for public loan forgiveness; H.R. 3366 (Pappas, D-NH), the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3372 (Sykes, D-OH), the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, which would direct the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to authorize grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body armor with ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the RF1 standard; H.R. 3598 (Nehls, R-TX,) the De-escalation Drone Pilot Program Act, which would establish a pilot program for small, nonlethal deescalation unmanned aircraft to be used for law enforcement and public safety; H.R.3633 (Hill, R-AR) the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act," which would establishes a regulatory framework for digital commodities, defined by the bill as digital assets that rely upon a blockchain for their value. H.R.3832 (Bacon, R-NE), the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, which would allow a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer who died in service or as a result of their service to apply for U.S. citizenship more quickly; H.R.4024 (Carbajal, D-CA), the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, which would provide a needed one-time boost of $162 million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 4334 (Kustoff, R-TN), the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would better equip Federal prosecutors to pursue criminals; H.R. 4607 (Neguse, D-C0) the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act, which would close gaps in the Good Samaritan laws by ensuring that people cannot be prosecuted for drug possession when they seek medical assistance after witnessing or experiencing an overdose; H.R. 5282 (Reschenthaler, R-NY) the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, which would reauthorize funds made available from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to continue services for law enforcement officers and their families to include stress reduction and suicide prevention through 2029; H.R. 5391 (Deluzio, D-PA) the Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act, which would increase reauthorization of the Patrick J. Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership program; H.R. 5403 (Landsman, D-OH) the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, which would allow funds administered by the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be used to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers; H.R 5594 (McDonald Rivet, D-MI) the Protect Your Pin Act, which would expand guidelines to allow local law enforcement agencies to use grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justices Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program to combat identity theft. H.R. 5744 (Vindman, D-VA) the Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act, which would direct the GAO to investigate the methods used to enable online its sales and assess the procedures and efforts of Federal law enforcement and online providers in combating such; H.R. 6042 (Smith, R-NJ) the Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction (LANDED) Act, which would create policies for acquiring and deploying approved counter-UAS detection systems, authorize processes for State agencies to detect, monitor, and mitigate drone threats, and establish a grant program to fund equipment and training; H.R. 5107 (Clyde, R-GA) the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act, which would repeal the entirety of D.C.s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. This legislation goes beyond just the restoration of the collective bargaining provisions and would also eliminate restrictive measures that have hampered the ability of the officers serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to do their jobs and allow them to perform their duties more effectively while maintaining essential protections; H.R. 6120 (Zinke, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; H.R. 6602 (Torres, D-CA) the Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, which would allow individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to physically present a blue envelope to officers during traffic stops in order to improve outcomes; H.R. 6605 (Vasquez, D-NM) the Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on the use of drone and counter-drone systems by law enforcement agencies and to submit recommendations on which policies should be changed to ensure law enforcement agencies can properly counter these threats; H.R. 6683 (Williams, R-TX) the Safer Schools Act, which would by creating two pilot grant programs for public schools within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); H.R. 6911 (Harrigan, R-NC) the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, which would establish a new grant program to be administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) that would provide resources for State and local law enforcement agencies to create and equip specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). H.R. 7033 (Goldman, D-NY) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees. H.R. 7114 (Moore, R-NC) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer; H.R. 7184 (McDowell, R-NC) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing; H.R. 7718 (Weber, R-TX) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; H.R. 7834 (Lee, R-FL) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which establishes baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; H.R. 7876 (Landsman, D-OH) the Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act, which would create an Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program that would authorize more than $61 million for law enforcement agencies that collaborate with the USSS. H.R. 8746 (Evans, R-PA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. H.R. 8750 (Harder, D-CA) the COPS Reauthorization Act, which would establish and reauthorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and all the programs it administers through 2031. H.R. 9503 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act, S. 2, the Secure America Act, would would fund several federal law enforcement agencies. S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX), the Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide that the murder of local or State prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or other public safety officers also be considered an aggravating factor in a Federal case; S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades; S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); S. 237 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program. S. 516 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit the distribution of Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images (NDII) that loopholes in select States have thus far prevented; S. 666 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the First Responders Wellness Act, which would establish a national hotline for first responders through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); S. 678 (Cortez Masto, D-NV) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office within the U.S. Department of Justice, that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; S. 767 (Kelly, D-AZ) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; S. 911 (Masto, D-NV) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the PSOB Program to ensure that Chief Proffitts family, and any others in a similar situation, would be eligible to apply for the programs benefit; PRIORITY - S. 978 (Moody, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; S. 1077 (Collins, R-ME) the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, which would restore the District of Columbias ability to implement its Fiscal Year 2025 budget; S. 1247 (Schmitt, R-MO) the Public Safety Officer Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; S. 1283 (Hagerty, R-TN), the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; S. 1295 (Justice, R-WV) the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics (BOP SCAN) in Mail Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; S. 1300 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; S. 1316 (Peters, D-MI) the Strong Communities Act, which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers from their own community; S. 1333 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes; S. 1401 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Targeting Child Predators Act, which would extend the time law enforcement can seek a court order to delay a subpoena notification from 90 to 180 days; S. 1409 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1572 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program to allow for the purchase of trauma kits; S.2200 (Gallego, D-AZ), the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, which would establish additional grants through the Department of Homeland Security to law enforcement agencies to areas near the Northern and Southern border; S. 2400(Fetterman, D-PA) the Art Market Integrity Act, which would require art dealers and auction houses to implement robust anti-money laundering compliance measures. S. 3023 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which would establish baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; S. 3189 (Sheehy, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; S.3366 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, judges, and other public safety officers.; S.3453 (Scott, R-FL) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer. S. 3626 (Shaheen, D-NH) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees; S. 3801(Grassley, R-IA) the the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and enhance Federal laws to combat money laundering operations and restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes; S. 3897 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; S. 4260 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would refine statutory definitions to ensure that the law encompasses both active and passive involvement of minors in sexually explicit depictions when the offender intentionally includes a child. S. 4446 (Moody, R-FL) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing S. 4500 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes.
2026 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
PASSED HOUSE - H.R. 27 (Griffith, R-VA) the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which would permanently place fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL) the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of aggravating factors in death penalty determinations for those who target, kill, or attempt to kill a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 503 (Foxx, R-NC) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine; H.R. 621 (Joyce, R-OH), the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); H.R. 633 (Salazar, R-FL) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; H.R. 911 (Fitzpatrick, R-FL) the Patriot Day Act, which would establish September 11th as a permanent Federal holiday; H.R. 993 (Correa, D-CA) the Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act, which would allow law enforcement agencies to use Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to help purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems; H.R. 1046 (Bacon, R-NE) the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; H.R. 1236 (Barr, R-KY) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits program and allow survivors to file for death or disability benefits for officers no in active service, provided their death or disability was connected to their service as a law enforcement officer; H.R. 1260 (Malliotakis, R-NY) the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would address the growing crisis that faces the USPP and its ability to protect and serve the public; H.R. 1266 (Panetta, D-CA), the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would appropriate steps to add xylazine to the Controlled Substances Act; H.R. 1269 (Scanlon, D-PA) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 1443 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Public Safety Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; TOP PRIORITY - H.R. 1505 (Stauber, D-MN) the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would guarantee public safety officers the right to form and join unions and bargain collectively with their employers over wages, hours, and working conditions; PRIORITY - H.R. 1551 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Protect and Serve Act, which would impose Federal penalties on individuals who deliberately target local, State or Federal law enforcement officers with violence; H.R. 1556 (Bresnahan, R-PA) Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of a Federal capital case if the first jury does not reach a unanimous decision on the sentence; H.R. 1726 (Neguse, D-CO) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; H.R. 1773 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, which would make firearm thefts a Federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison; H.R. 2305 (Miller-Meeks, R-IA) the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act, which would establish a grant program that would provide funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals, where applicable, to mental healthcare providers for those corrections officers who are struggling with their mental health; PRIORITY - H.R. 2094 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; H.R. 2096 (Garbarino, R-NY) the Protecting Our Nations Capital Emergency Act. which would restore the collective bargaining rights, non-disclosure protections, and disciplinary protocols of MPD officers that were lost in the implementation of the CPJRAA; H.R. 2194 (Harder, D-CA) the HIDTA Enhancement Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; H.R. 2240 (Moore, R-NC) the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way; H.R. 2502 (Kaptur, D-OH) the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effectively; H.R. 2654 (Stauber, D-MN), the Lifesaving Gear for Police Act, which would protect the important surplus equipment programs for State and local law enforcement, like the 1033 program, from politically-driven interference and competing Executive Orders; H.R. 2711 (Gottheimer, D-NJ,) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers; H.R. 2735 (Nehls, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes. H.R. 2752 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Ensuring Safer Schools Act, which would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by allowing funds from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be utilized for the training of military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become school resource officers; H.R. 2964 (Taylor, R-OH) the Fight Fentanyl Act, which would provide over $333 million annually for the HIDTA program and allow for and support programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies. H.R. 3267 (Houlahan, D-PA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Payment Completion Fairness Act, which would eliminate a technicality in the law that requires an applicant to be employed in a public service job to qualify for public loan forgiveness; H.R. 3366 (Pappas, D-NH), the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3372 (Sykes, D-OH), the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, which would direct the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to authorize grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body armor with ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the RF1 standard; H.R. 3598 (Nehls, R-TX,) the De-escalation Drone Pilot Program Act, which would establish a pilot program for small, nonlethal deescalation unmanned aircraft to be used for law enforcement and public safety, and for other purposes. H.R.3832 (Bacon, R-NE), the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, which would allow a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer who died in service or as a result of their service to apply for U.S. citizenship more quickly by waiving the five-year continuous residence and the 30-month physical presence requirements for naturalization. H.R.4024 (Carbajal, D-CA), the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, which would provide a needed one-time boost of $162 million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 4334 (Kustoff, R-TN), the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would better equip Federal prosecutors to pursue criminals; H.R. 4607 (Neguse, D-C0) the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act, which would close gaps in the Good Samaritan laws by ensuring that people cannot be prosecuted for drug possession when they seek medical assistance after witnessing or experiencing an overdose; H.R. 5282 (Reschenthaler, R-NY) the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, which would reauthorize funds made available from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to continue services for law enforcement officers and their families to include stress reduction and suicide prevention through 2029; H.R. 5391 (Deluzio, D-PA) the Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act, which would increase reauthorization of the Patrick J. Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership program; H.R. 5403 (Landsman, D-OH) the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, which would allow funds administered by the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be used to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers; H.R 5594 (McDonald Rivet, D-MI) the Protect Your Pin Act, which would expand guidelines to allow local law enforcement agencies to use grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justices Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program to combat identity theft. H.R. 5744 (Vindman, D-VA) the Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act, which would direct the GAO to investigate the methods used to enable online its sales and assess the procedures and efforts of Federal law enforcement and online providers in combating such; H.R. 6042 (Smith, R-NJ) the Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction (LANDED) Act, which would create policies for acquiring and deploying approved counter-UAS detection systems, authorize processes for State agencies to detect, monitor, and mitigate drone threats, and establish a grant program to fund equipment and training; H.R. 5107 (Clyde, R-GA) the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act, which would repeal the entirety of D.C.s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. This legislation goes beyond just the restoration of the collective bargaining provisions and would also eliminate restrictive measures that have hampered the ability of the officers serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to do their jobs and allow them to perform their duties more effectively while maintaining essential protections; H.R. 6120 (Zinke, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; H.R. 6602 (Torres, D-CA) the Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, which would allow individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to physically present a blue envelope to officers during traffic stops in order to improve outcomes; H.R. 6605 (Vasquez, D-NM) the Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on the use of drone and counter-drone systems by law enforcement agencies and to submit recommendations on which policies should be changed to ensure law enforcement agencies can properly counter these threats; H.R. 6683 (Williams, R-TX) the Safer Schools Act, which would by creating two pilot grant programs for public schools within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); H.R. 6911 (Harrigan, R-NC) the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, which would establish a new grant program to be administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) that would provide resources for State and local law enforcement agencies to create and equip specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). H.R. 7033 (Goldman, D-NY) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees. H.R. 7114 (Moore, R-NC) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer; H.R. 7184 (McDowell, R-NC) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing; H.R. 7718 (Weber, R-TX) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; H.R. 7834 (Lee, R-FL) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which establishes baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; H.R. 7876 (Landsman, D-OH) the Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act, which would create an Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program that would authorize more than $61 million for law enforcement agencies that collaborate with the USSS. S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX), the Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide that the murder of local or State prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or other public safety officers also be considered an aggravating factor in a Federal case; S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades; S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; PRIORITY - S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); S. 237 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program. S. 331 (Cassidy, R-LA) the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which would permanently place fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. S. 516 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit the distribution of Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images (NDII) that loopholes in select States have thus far prevented; S. 666 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the First Responders Wellness Act, which would establish a national hotline for first responders through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); S. 678 (Cortez Masto, D-NV) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office within the U.S. Department of Justice, that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; TOP PRIORITY - S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; S. 767 (Kelly, D-AZ) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; S. 911 (Masto, D-NV) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the PSOB Program to ensure that Chief Proffitts family, and any others in a similar situation, would be eligible to apply for the programs benefit; PRIORITY - S. 978 (Moody, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; S. 1077 (Collins, R-ME) the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, which would restore the District of Columbias ability to implement its Fiscal Year 2025 budget; S. 1247 (Schmitt, R-MO) the Public Safety Officer Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; S. 1283 (Hagerty, R-TN), the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; S. 1295 (Justice, R-WV) the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics (BOP SCAN) in Mail Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; S. 1300 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; S. 1316 (Peters, D-MI) the Strong Communities Act, which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers from their own community; S. 1333 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes; S. 1401 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Targeting Child Predators Act, which would extend the time law enforcement can seek a court order to delay a subpoena notification from 90 to 180 days; S. 1409 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1572 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program to allow for the purchase of trauma kits; S.2200 (Gallego, D-AZ), the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, which would establish additional grants through the Department of Homeland Security to law enforcement agencies to areas near the Northern and Southern border; S. 2400(Fetterman, D-PA) the Art Market Integrity Act, which would require art dealers and auction houses to implement robust anti-money laundering compliance measures. S. 3023 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which would establish baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; S. 3189 (Sheehy, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; S.3366 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, judges, and other public safety officers.; S.3453 (Scott, R-FL) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer. S. 3626 (Shaheen, D-NH) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees; S. 3801(Grassley, R-IA) the the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and enhance Federal laws to combat money laundering operations and restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes; S. 3897 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; S. 4260 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would refine statutory definitions to ensure that the law encompasses both active and passive involvement of minors in sexually explicit depictions when the offender intentionally includes a child.
2026 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL) the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of aggravating factors in death penalty determinations for those who target, kill, or attempt to kill a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 503 (Foxx, R-NC) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine; H.R. 621 (Joyce, R-OH), the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); H.R. 633 (Salazar, R-FL) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; H.R. 911 (Fitzpatrick, R-FL) the Patriot Day Act, which would establish September 11th as a permanent Federal holiday; H.R. 993 (Correa, D-CA) the Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act, which would allow law enforcement agencies to use Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to help purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems; H.R. 1046 (Bacon, R-NE) the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; H.R. 1236 (Barr, R-KY) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits program and allow survivors to file for death or disability benefits for officers no in active service, provided their death or disability was connected to their service as a law enforcement officer; H.R. 1260 (Malliotakis, R-NY) the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would address the growing crisis that faces the USPP and its ability to protect and serve the public; H.R. 1266 (Panetta, D-CA), the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would appropriate steps to add xylazine to the Controlled Substances Act; H.R. 1269 (Scanlon, D-PA) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 1443 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Public Safety Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; TOP PRIORITY - H.R. 1505 (Stauber, D-MN) the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would guarantee public safety officers the right to form and join unions and bargain collectively with their employers over wages, hours, and working conditions; PRIORITY - H.R. 1551 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Protect and Serve Act, which would impose Federal penalties on individuals who deliberately target local, State or Federal law enforcement officers with violence; H.R. 1556 (Bresnahan, R-PA) Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of a Federal capital case if the first jury does not reach a unanimous decision on the sentence; H.R. 1726 (Neguse, D-CO) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; H.R. 1773 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, which would make firearm thefts a Federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison; H.R. 2305 (Miller-Meeks, R-IA) the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act, which would establish a grant program that would provide funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals, where applicable, to mental healthcare providers for those corrections officers who are struggling with their mental health; PRIORITY - H.R. 2094 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; H.R. 2096 (Garbarino, R-NY) the Protecting Our Nations Capital Emergency Act. which would restore the collective bargaining rights, non-disclosure protections, and disciplinary protocols of MPD officers that were lost in the implementation of the CPJRAA; H.R. 2194 (Harder, D-CA) the HIDTA Enhancement Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; H.R. 2240 (Moore, R-NC) the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way; H.R. 2502 (Kaptur, D-OH) the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effectively; H.R. 2654 (Stauber, D-MN), the Lifesaving Gear for Police Act, which would protect the important surplus equipment programs for State and local law enforcement, like the 1033 program, from politically-driven interference and competing Executive Orders; H.R. 2711 (Gottheimer, D-NJ,) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers; H.R. 2735 (Nehls, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes. H.R. 2752 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Ensuring Safer Schools Act, which would allow funds from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be utilized for the training of military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become school resource officers; H.R. 2964 (Taylor, R-OH) the Fight Fentanyl Act, which would provide over $333 million annually for the HIDTA program and allow for and support programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies. H.R. 3267 (Houlahan, D-PA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Payment Completion Fairness Act, which would eliminate a technicality in the law that requires an applicant to be employed in a public service job to qualify for public loan forgiveness; H.R. 3366 (Pappas, D-NH), the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3372 (Sykes, D-OH), the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, which would direct the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to authorize grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body armor with ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the RF1 standard; H.R. 3598 (Nehls, R-TX,) the De-escalation Drone Pilot Program Act, which would establish a pilot program for small, nonlethal deescalation unmanned aircraft to be used for law enforcement and public safety; H.R.3633 (Hill, R-AR) the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act," which would establishes a regulatory framework for digital commodities, defined by the bill as digital assets that rely upon a blockchain for their value. H.R.3832 (Bacon, R-NE), the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, which would allow a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer who died in service or as a result of their service to apply for U.S. citizenship more quickly; H.R.4024 (Carbajal, D-CA), the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, which would provide a needed one-time boost of $162 million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 4334 (Kustoff, R-TN), the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would better equip Federal prosecutors to pursue criminals; H.R. 4607 (Neguse, D-C0) the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act, which would close gaps in the Good Samaritan laws by ensuring that people cannot be prosecuted for drug possession when they seek medical assistance after witnessing or experiencing an overdose; H.R. 5282 (Reschenthaler, R-NY) the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, which would reauthorize funds made available from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to continue services for law enforcement officers and their families to include stress reduction and suicide prevention through 2029; H.R. 5391 (Deluzio, D-PA) the Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act, which would increase reauthorization of the Patrick J. Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership program; H.R. 5403 (Landsman, D-OH) the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, which would allow funds administered by the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be used to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers; H.R 5594 (McDonald Rivet, D-MI) the Protect Your Pin Act, which would expand guidelines to allow local law enforcement agencies to use grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justices Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program to combat identity theft. H.R. 5744 (Vindman, D-VA) the Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act, which would direct the GAO to investigate the methods used to enable online its sales and assess the procedures and efforts of Federal law enforcement and online providers in combating such; H.R. 6042 (Smith, R-NJ) the Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction (LANDED) Act, which would create policies for acquiring and deploying approved counter-UAS detection systems, authorize processes for State agencies to detect, monitor, and mitigate drone threats, and establish a grant program to fund equipment and training; H.R. 5107 (Clyde, R-GA) the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act, which would repeal the entirety of D.C.s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. This legislation goes beyond just the restoration of the collective bargaining provisions and would also eliminate restrictive measures that have hampered the ability of the officers serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to do their jobs and allow them to perform their duties more effectively while maintaining essential protections; H.R. 6120 (Zinke, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; H.R. 6602 (Torres, D-CA) the Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, which would allow individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to physically present a blue envelope to officers during traffic stops in order to improve outcomes; H.R. 6605 (Vasquez, D-NM) the Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on the use of drone and counter-drone systems by law enforcement agencies and to submit recommendations on which policies should be changed to ensure law enforcement agencies can properly counter these threats; H.R. 6683 (Williams, R-TX) the Safer Schools Act, which would by creating two pilot grant programs for public schools within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); H.R. 6911 (Harrigan, R-NC) the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, which would establish a new grant program to be administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) that would provide resources for State and local law enforcement agencies to create and equip specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). H.R. 7033 (Goldman, D-NY) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees. H.R. 7114 (Moore, R-NC) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer; H.R. 7184 (McDowell, R-NC) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing; H.R. 7718 (Weber, R-TX) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; H.R. 7834 (Lee, R-FL) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which establishes baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; H.R. 7876 (Landsman, D-OH) the Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act, which would create an Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program that would authorize more than $61 million for law enforcement agencies that collaborate with the USSS. H.R. 8746 (Evans, R-PA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. H.R. 8750 (Harder, D-CA) the COPS Reauthorization Act, which would establish and reauthorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and all the programs it administers through 2031. H.R. 9503 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act, S. 2, the Secure America Act, would would fund several federal law enforcement agencies. S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX), the Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide that the murder of local or State prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or other public safety officers also be considered an aggravating factor in a Federal case; S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades; S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); S. 237 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program. S. 516 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit the distribution of Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images (NDII) that loopholes in select States have thus far prevented; S. 666 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the First Responders Wellness Act, which would establish a national hotline for first responders through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); S. 678 (Cortez Masto, D-NV) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office within the U.S. Department of Justice, that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; S. 767 (Kelly, D-AZ) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; S. 911 (Masto, D-NV) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the PSOB Program to ensure that Chief Proffitts family, and any others in a similar situation, would be eligible to apply for the programs benefit; PRIORITY - S. 978 (Moody, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; S. 1077 (Collins, R-ME) the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, which would restore the District of Columbias ability to implement its Fiscal Year 2025 budget; S. 1247 (Schmitt, R-MO) the Public Safety Officer Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; S. 1283 (Hagerty, R-TN), the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; S. 1295 (Justice, R-WV) the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics (BOP SCAN) in Mail Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; S. 1300 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; S. 1316 (Peters, D-MI) the Strong Communities Act, which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers from their own community; S. 1333 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes; S. 1401 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Targeting Child Predators Act, which would extend the time law enforcement can seek a court order to delay a subpoena notification from 90 to 180 days; S. 1409 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1572 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program to allow for the purchase of trauma kits; S.2200 (Gallego, D-AZ), the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, which would establish additional grants through the Department of Homeland Security to law enforcement agencies to areas near the Northern and Southern border; S. 2400(Fetterman, D-PA) the Art Market Integrity Act, which would require art dealers and auction houses to implement robust anti-money laundering compliance measures. S. 3023 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which would establish baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; S. 3189 (Sheehy, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; S.3366 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, judges, and other public safety officers.; S.3453 (Scott, R-FL) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer. S. 3626 (Shaheen, D-NH) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees; S. 3801(Grassley, R-IA) the the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and enhance Federal laws to combat money laundering operations and restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes; S. 3897 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; S. 4260 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would refine statutory definitions to ensure that the law encompasses both active and passive involvement of minors in sexually explicit depictions when the offender intentionally includes a child. S. 4446 (Moody, R-FL) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing S. 4500 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes.
2026 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to the funding and development of security surrounding advanced research in artificial intelligence; Specific bill(s) include: S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023; S. 3205, Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2023; H.R. 6149, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act; S. 3050, Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act of 2023; S. 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act; S. 2502, Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023; S. 2399/ H.R. 4704, Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act; S. 2103/H.R. 3932, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year; H.R. 1718, AI for National Security Act; S. 687, Safe Social Media Act; S.3897; H.R. 7567, Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act; H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act; S.3696, DEFIANCE Act of 2024; H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act; H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; S.2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023; S.3162, TEST AI Act of 2023; Senate Amendment 3139 amending bill S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act of 2026; S.1705 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3447 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3919 Advanced AI Security Readiness Act; S.2177 No Adversarial AI Act.; H.R.1736 Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act; H.R. 8170 MATCH Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2026 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues relating to public safety, consent decree transparency, and nationwide standards; Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2025 (S. 2337 / H.R. 3304); Invest to Protect Act (H.R. 2711 / S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 5403); Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act (H.R. 4024); Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act (S. 419 / H.R. 5282); Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5061); Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act (H.R. 1058); Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act (H.R. 6602); Protect Your PIN Act (H.R. 5594); Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act (S. 3456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 / S. 1829); Medal of Sacrifice Act (H.R. 3497 / S. 3765); Karis Law Reporting Act (H.R. 5201); Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 5200; Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 7718 / S. 3897); Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 909 / S. 1982); Strong Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 3458 / S. 1316); Monitor Accountability Act (H.R. 8365 / S. 4917)
2026 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 8750, the "COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026," legislation to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program through fiscal year 2031; entire bill. H.R. 3497, the "Medal of Sacrifice Act," a bill to stablish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders; entire bill. S. 3897, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. S. 4394, the "Promoting Police Leadership Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel; entire bill. S. 825, the "Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act," a bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers; entire bill. S. 1890, the "Carla Walker Act," a bill to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities; entire bill. H.R. 3497, the "Medal of Sacrifice Act," a bill to stablish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders; entire bill. S. 180, the "Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposures Act," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders; entire bill. S. 419, the "Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families; entire bill. Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be U.S. Secretary of Labor.
2026 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
PASSED HOUSE - H.R. 27 (Griffith, R-VA) the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which would permanently place fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. H.R. 378 (Buchanan, R-FL) the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of aggravating factors in death penalty determinations for those who target, kill, or attempt to kill a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 503 (Foxx, R-NC) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine; H.R. 621 (Joyce, R-OH), the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); H.R. 633 (Salazar, R-FL) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; H.R. 911 (Fitzpatrick, R-FL) the Patriot Day Act, which would establish September 11th as a permanent Federal holiday; H.R. 993 (Correa, D-CA) the Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act, which would allow law enforcement agencies to use Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to help purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems; H.R. 1046 (Bacon, R-NE) the Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; H.R. 1236 (Barr, R-KY) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits program and allow survivors to file for death or disability benefits for officers no in active service, provided their death or disability was connected to their service as a law enforcement officer; H.R. 1260 (Malliotakis, R-NY) the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would address the growing crisis that faces the USPP and its ability to protect and serve the public; H.R. 1266 (Panetta, D-CA), the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would appropriate steps to add xylazine to the Controlled Substances Act; H.R. 1269 (Scanlon, D-PA) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 1443 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Public Safety Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; TOP PRIORITY - H.R. 1505 (Stauber, D-MN) the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would guarantee public safety officers the right to form and join unions and bargain collectively with their employers over wages, hours, and working conditions; PRIORITY - H.R. 1551 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Protect and Serve Act, which would impose Federal penalties on individuals who deliberately target local, State or Federal law enforcement officers with violence; H.R. 1556 (Bresnahan, R-PA) Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of a Federal capital case if the first jury does not reach a unanimous decision on the sentence; H.R. 1726 (Neguse, D-CO) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; H.R. 1773 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, which would make firearm thefts a Federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison; H.R. 2305 (Miller-Meeks, R-IA) the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act, which would establish a grant program that would provide funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals, where applicable, to mental healthcare providers for those corrections officers who are struggling with their mental health; PRIORITY - H.R. 2094 (Rutherford, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; H.R. 2096 (Garbarino, R-NY) the Protecting Our Nations Capital Emergency Act. which would restore the collective bargaining rights, non-disclosure protections, and disciplinary protocols of MPD officers that were lost in the implementation of the CPJRAA; H.R. 2194 (Harder, D-CA) the HIDTA Enhancement Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs in order to enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2189 (Fitzgerald, R-WI) the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; H.R. 2240 (Moore, R-NC) the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way; H.R. 2502 (Kaptur, D-OH) the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would provide grants to law enforcement departments at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to obtain vital behavioral health crisis response training to resolve behavioral health crisis situations more safely and effectively; H.R. 2654 (Stauber, D-MN), the Lifesaving Gear for Police Act, which would protect the important surplus equipment programs for State and local law enforcement, like the 1033 program, from politically-driven interference and competing Executive Orders; H.R. 2711 (Gottheimer, D-NJ,) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers; H.R. 2735 (Nehls, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes. H.R. 2752 (Van Drew, R-NJ) the Ensuring Safer Schools Act, which would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by allowing funds from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be utilized for the training of military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become school resource officers; H.R. 2964 (Taylor, R-OH) the Fight Fentanyl Act, which would provide over $333 million annually for the HIDTA program and allow for and support programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies. H.R. 3267 (Houlahan, D-PA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Payment Completion Fairness Act, which would eliminate a technicality in the law that requires an applicant to be employed in a public service job to qualify for public loan forgiveness; H.R. 3366 (Pappas, D-NH), the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3372 (Sykes, D-OH), the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, which would direct the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to authorize grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 3398 (Kennedy, D-NY), the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Protection Act, which would bar civilians from purchasing, owning, or possessing enhanced body armor with ballistic resistance that meets or exceeds the RF1 standard; H.R. 3598 (Nehls, R-TX,) the De-escalation Drone Pilot Program Act, which would establish a pilot program for small, nonlethal deescalation unmanned aircraft to be used for law enforcement and public safety, and for other purposes. H.R.3832 (Bacon, R-NE), the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, which would allow a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer who died in service or as a result of their service to apply for U.S. citizenship more quickly by waiving the five-year continuous residence and the 30-month physical presence requirements for naturalization. H.R.4024 (Carbajal, D-CA), the Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, which would provide a needed one-time boost of $162 million for the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 4334 (Kustoff, R-TN), the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would better equip Federal prosecutors to pursue criminals; H.R. 4607 (Neguse, D-C0) the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act, which would close gaps in the Good Samaritan laws by ensuring that people cannot be prosecuted for drug possession when they seek medical assistance after witnessing or experiencing an overdose; H.R. 5282 (Reschenthaler, R-NY) the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, which would reauthorize funds made available from the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to continue services for law enforcement officers and their families to include stress reduction and suicide prevention through 2029; H.R. 5391 (Deluzio, D-PA) the Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act, which would increase reauthorization of the Patrick J. Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership program; H.R. 5403 (Landsman, D-OH) the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, which would allow funds administered by the DOJs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to be used to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers; H.R 5594 (McDonald Rivet, D-MI) the Protect Your Pin Act, which would expand guidelines to allow local law enforcement agencies to use grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justices Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program to combat identity theft. H.R. 5744 (Vindman, D-VA) the Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act, which would direct the GAO to investigate the methods used to enable online its sales and assess the procedures and efforts of Federal law enforcement and online providers in combating such; H.R. 6042 (Smith, R-NJ) the Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction (LANDED) Act, which would create policies for acquiring and deploying approved counter-UAS detection systems, authorize processes for State agencies to detect, monitor, and mitigate drone threats, and establish a grant program to fund equipment and training; H.R. 5107 (Clyde, R-GA) the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act, which would repeal the entirety of D.C.s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. This legislation goes beyond just the restoration of the collective bargaining provisions and would also eliminate restrictive measures that have hampered the ability of the officers serving the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to do their jobs and allow them to perform their duties more effectively while maintaining essential protections; H.R. 6120 (Zinke, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; H.R. 6602 (Torres, D-CA) the Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act, which would allow individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to physically present a blue envelope to officers during traffic stops in order to improve outcomes; H.R. 6605 (Vasquez, D-NM) the Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on the use of drone and counter-drone systems by law enforcement agencies and to submit recommendations on which policies should be changed to ensure law enforcement agencies can properly counter these threats; H.R. 6683 (Williams, R-TX) the Safer Schools Act, which would by creating two pilot grant programs for public schools within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); H.R. 6911 (Harrigan, R-NC) the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, which would establish a new grant program to be administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) that would provide resources for State and local law enforcement agencies to create and equip specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). H.R. 7033 (Goldman, D-NY) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees. H.R. 7114 (Moore, R-NC) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer; H.R. 7184 (McDowell, R-NC) the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, which would provide Federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for intentionally importing pill presses and precursor chemicals for illicit drug manufacturing; H.R. 7718 (Weber, R-TX) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; H.R. 7834 (Lee, R-FL) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which establishes baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; H.R. 7876 (Landsman, D-OH) the Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act, which would create an Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program that would authorize more than $61 million for law enforcement agencies that collaborate with the USSS. S. 83 (Cruz, R-TX), the Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide that the murder of local or State prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or other public safety officers also be considered an aggravating factor in a Federal case; S. 122 (Banks, R-ID) the Qualified Immunity Act, which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for decades; S. 146 (Cruz, R-TX) the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Network (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, which would clarify and expand agency authority to combat the distribution of exploitative deepfake technology; PRIORITY - S. 167 (Tillis, R-NC) the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; S. 180 (Grassley R-IA) the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act, which would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); S. 237 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which would categorize duty-related cancer fatalities as a line of duty death under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program. S. 331 (Cassidy, R-LA) the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which would permanently place fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. S. 516 (Klobuchar, D-MN) the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit the distribution of Non-Consensually Distributed Intimate Images (NDII) that loopholes in select States have thus far prevented; S. 666 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the First Responders Wellness Act, which would establish a national hotline for first responders through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); S. 678 (Cortez Masto, D-NV) the Invest to Protect Act, which would establish a grant program, administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office within the U.S. Department of Justice, that would be used for the training of officers from police departments and municipalities that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; TOP PRIORITY - S. 679 (Kennedy, R-LA) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; S. 767 (Kelly, D-AZ) the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Act, which would increase the HIDTA programs budget by over $28 million to provide for the creation of new grant programs that would enhance fentanyl seizure operations and improve coordination between law enforcement agencies; S. 911 (Masto, D-NV) the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, which would amend the PSOB Program to ensure that Chief Proffitts family, and any others in a similar situation, would be eligible to apply for the programs benefit; PRIORITY - S. 978 (Moody, R-FL) the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would give law enforcement more opportunities to find homes they can afford on a public servants salary based on the VA home loan program; S. 1077 (Collins, R-ME) the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, which would restore the District of Columbias ability to implement its Fiscal Year 2025 budget; S. 1247 (Schmitt, R-MO) the Public Safety Officer Free Speech Act, which would clarify and protect the speech of a public safety employee by allowing them to take legal action against an employer who violates this right; S. 1283 (Hagerty, R-TN), the Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, which would establish the term less-than-lethal projectile device in Federal statute to ensure that these devices are properly classified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) based on a new five step criteria; S. 1295 (Justice, R-WV) the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics (BOP SCAN) in Mail Act, which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities; S. 1300 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize critical funding and support for local law enforcement agencies and community organizations that help reduce violent crime and enhance public safety; S. 1316 (Peters, D-MI) the Strong Communities Act, which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers from their own community; S. 1333 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in Federal child abuse criminal statutes; S. 1401 (Kennedy, R-LA) the Targeting Child Predators Act, which would extend the time law enforcement can seek a court order to delay a subpoena notification from 90 to 180 days; S. 1409 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Public Safety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would establish concussion protocols for Law Enforcement Agencies. S. 1572 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act, which would update the Federal statute governing carjacking offenses to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges; S. 1595 (Cornyn, R-TX), the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would expand the existing U.S. Department of Justices Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program to allow for the purchase of trauma kits; S.2200 (Gallego, D-AZ), the First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, which would establish additional grants through the Department of Homeland Security to law enforcement agencies to areas near the Northern and Southern border; S. 2400(Fetterman, D-PA) the Art Market Integrity Act, which would require art dealers and auction houses to implement robust anti-money laundering compliance measures. S. 3023 (Blackburn, R-TN) the Safe Cloud Storage Act, which would establish baseline security and data protection standards for cloud service providers that store sensitive government and law enforcement information; S. 3189 (Sheehy, R-MT) the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, which would mend existing law to offer a Federal income tax exemption on retirement pay for any officer or veteran who chooses to serve as a School Resource Officer; S.3366 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, judges, and other public safety officers.; S.3453 (Scott, R-FL) the No Bounties on Badges Act, which would offer a Federal reward to anyone who provides credible information leading to the prevention, arrest, or conviction of an individual offering bounties to intimidate, harm, or kill a law enforcement officer. S. 3626 (Shaheen, D-NH) the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act, which would establish a 35% increase to the General Schedule base pay for all BOP correctional staff, including GS, GL, and custodial wage-grade employees; S. 3801(Grassley, R-IA) the the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and enhance Federal laws to combat money laundering operations and restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes; S. 3897 (Gillibrand, D-NY) the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act, which would improve the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Program, ensuring that the men and women who serve our communities-and their families-receive timely and meaningful support when tragedy strikes; S. 4260 (Cornyn, R-TX) the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would refine statutory definitions to ensure that the law encompasses both active and passive involvement of minors in sexually explicit depictions when the offender intentionally includes a child.
2026 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues relating to public safety, consent decree transparency, and nationwide standards; Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2025 (S. 2337 / H.R. 3304); Invest to Protect Act (H.R. 2711 / S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 5403); Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act (H.R. 4024); Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act (S. 419 / H.R. 5282); Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Act (S. 825); Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (S. 1418 / H.R. 2240); Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (H.R. 350 / S. 234); LOOTER Act of 2025 (H.R. 3600); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853 / S. 1404); Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5061); Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies (DRONE) Act (H.R. 1058); Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act (H.R. 6602); Protect Your PIN Act (H.R. 5594); Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act (S. 3456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act (H.R. 7525); GUARD Act (S. 3062); Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102 / S. 1032); STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (H.R. 3921 / S. 1829); Medal of Sacrifice Act (H.R. 3497 / S. 3765); Karis Law Reporting Act (H.R. 5201); Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 5200; Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 7718 / S. 3897); Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 909 / S. 1982); Strong Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 3458 / S. 1316)
2026 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to the funding and development of security surrounding advanced research in artificial intelligence; Specific bill(s) include: S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023; S. 3205, Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2023; H.R. 6149, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act; S. 3050, Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act of 2023; S. 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act; S. 2502, Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023; S. 2399/ H.R. 4704, Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act; S. 2103/H.R. 3932, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year; H.R. 1718, AI for National Security Act; S. 687, Safe Social Media Act; S.3897; H.R. 7567, Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act; H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act; S.3696, DEFIANCE Act of 2024; H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act; H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; S.2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023; S.3162, TEST AI Act of 2023; Senate Amendment 3139 amending bill S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act of 2026; S.1705 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3447 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3919 Advanced AI Security Readiness Act; S.2177 No Adversarial AI Act.; H.R.1736 Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act; H.R. 8170 MATCH Act.
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2026 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1410, the "9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act," a bill to amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program; entire bill. S. 180, the "Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposures Act," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders; entire bill. H.R. 621, the "Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposures Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders; entire bill. S. 419, the Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families; entire bill. H.R. 5282, the Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act, legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families; entire bill. H.R. 7148, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026," a bill to make further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; Division J, Title IV, Subtitle B, "World Trade Center Health Program." H.R. 3497, the "Medal of Sacrifice Act," a bill to establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders; entire bill. S. 3897, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. H.R. 7718, the "Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act," a bill to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits; entire bill. Implementation of S. 1071, the "National Defense Authorization Act, 2026", Title LXXXVI, the "SAFER SKIES Act." Legislative proposal to authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and interpret data collected by, such device (entire bill). General education regarding proposals to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
2025 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to the funding and development of security surrounding advanced research in artificial intelligence; Specific bill(s) include: S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023; S. 3205, Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2023; H.R. 6149, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act; S. 3050, Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act of 2023; S. 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act; S. 2502, Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023; S. 2399/ H.R. 4704, Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act; S. 2103/H.R. 3932, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year; H.R. 1718, AI for National Security Act; S. 687, Safe Social Media Act; S.3897; H.R. 7567, Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act; H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act; S.3696, DEFIANCE Act of 2024; H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act; H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act; S.2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023; S.3162, TEST AI Act of 2023; Senate Amendment 3139 amending bill S.4638, National Defense Authorization Act of 2024; S.1705 Chips Security Act / H.R. 3447 Chips Security Act; H.R. 3919 Advanced AI Security Readiness Act; S.2177 No Adversarial AI Act. / H.R.1736 Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE