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S. 1316119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action May 20, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The Strong Communities Act would fund police training for recruits who commit to working near their home community.
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S 1316 creates a "Strong Communities Program" under the COPS grant system, letting the Attorney General award competitive grants to local police departments to pay for officer or recruit training. In exchange, trained officers must work for a local department near their long-term residence for at least 4 years within 8 years after training.
Affects local police departments, police academies, colleges with law enforcement programs, and people seeking to become officers in their home communities.
Officers who don't complete the required service must repay training costs unless excused by the Attorney General, and Congress will receive annual reports tracking grant recipients, trainees, and retention.
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Right now: it's on the Senate floor calendar. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.