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US SB3631
Bill
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
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AI Summary
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Redirects funding originally designated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the COPS Hiring Program, which provides grants for hiring community policing officers under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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Extends the availability of redirected funds through September 30, 2030, for grants supporting law enforcement hiring and redeployment
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Waives matching fund requirements for local governments and tribal governments that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers
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Appropriates $45 billion to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for fiscal year 2025, available until September 30, 2029
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Introduced January 14, 2026 by Senator Cortez Masto with six Democratic cosponsors and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Legislative Description
PUBLIC SAFETY Act Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results Act
Crime and law enforcement
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
1/14/2026