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S. 1418119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
Introduced:
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S 1418 requires three federal reports on attacks against police officers, crime data gaps, and officer mental health.
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The bill directs the Attorney General, with the FBI and National Institute of Justice, to deliver three reports to Congress within 270 days. The reports would examine ambush-style attacks on officers, the effectiveness of current training and equipment programs like bulletproof vest grants, whether crime databases should track minor or common incidents against officers, and the state of officer mental health support. The bill creates no new crimes, funding, or programs—it only mandates research.
Federal agencies including the Department of Justice and FBI would conduct the research; state and local police departments may be asked to share data or participate in surveys. Police officers and their families are affected indirectly, as findings could later shape safety and mental health policy.
The reports could influence future decisions on officer training, equipment distribution, crime data categories, and mental health resources, though the bill itself changes no laws or funding.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.