The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2024
S 546 Signed into law

Sponsored by Deb Fischer (R)

Recruit and Retain Act

Lets federal police grants cover officer application fees and fund school-based recruiting programs.

Tradeoff

Expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to pay applicant fees and recruiting costs. Also caps DOJ spending on the new school pipeline program at $3 million per year.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 546, Recruit and Retain Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59307 · Jun 2023

The Senate passed the bill by on July 26, 2023. The House passed it 370-18 on May 14, 2024, and it became law on May 24, 2024.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 28, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 28, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 18, 2023)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 26, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jul 27, 2023)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #196 · May 14, 2024)

    370 yeanay 18

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (May 20, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(May 24, 2024)

Final passage· May 14, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025