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S. 583 · 115th Congress

American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017

Law · 115-37
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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 8, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 16, 2017
  3. House Passed May 17, 2017
  4. President To the President May 22, 2017
  5. President Signed Jun 2, 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 2, 2017

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

American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017

Latest action (Jun 2, 2017): Signed by President.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 8, 2017

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

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 8, 2017
  2. Senate Passed May 16, 2017
  3. House Passed May 17, 2017
  4. President To the President May 22, 2017
  5. President Signed Jun 2, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.