A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 2, 2017
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 2, 2017.
23 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Grassley discusses Comey and Russia Investigation at Executive Business Meeting”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 11, 2017
“In Case You Missed It: President Signs 15 of Sen. Hellers Bills into Law”
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Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV, 2011-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 3, 2018
“The American Law Enforcement Heroes Act”
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke [D-TX16, 2013-2018]
on May 16, 2017
History
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Nov 17, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3474 (114th). |
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Mar 8, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 11, 2017
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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May 16, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 17, 2017
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 2, 2017
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 583 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 583. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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