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S.368: COPS Improvements Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Jan. 23, 2007
- Latest Major Action June 20, 2007
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
44 (38 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Bill Summary
COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT or COPS program). Revises grant purposes to provide for: (1) the hiring or training of law enforcement officers for intelligence, antiterror, and homeland security duties; (2) the hiring of school resource officers; (3)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-73.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-271.
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Jan. 23, 2007 |
Introduced in the Senate by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) |