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S. 2840 · 114th Congress

Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016

Law · 114-199 · Jul 22, 2016
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  1. Senate Introduced Apr 21, 2016
  2. Senate Passed May 18, 2016
  3. House Passed Jul 12, 2016
  4. President To the President Jul 14, 2016
  5. President Signed Jul 22, 2016
  6. Law Jul 22, 2016

Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 22, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include participation in active shooter training programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: POLICE Act of 2016

Latest action (Jul 22, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-199.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 21, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 21, 2016
  2. Senate Passed May 18, 2016
  3. House Passed Jul 12, 2016
  4. President To the President Jul 14, 2016
  5. President Signed Jul 22, 2016
  6. Law Jul 22, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.