HR 1700 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

COPS Improvements Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-26· Sponsored by Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-08-03)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2007-05-15
Roll #348
Yea 381Nay 34
Democrats
224 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
157 Yea·34 Nay
PassedHouse · 2007-05-15
Roll #348
Yea 381Nay 34
Democrats
224 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
157 Yea·34 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 grant program). Authorizes grants to: (1) hire school resource officers and establish local partnerships to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in elementary and secondary schools; (2) pay for officers hired to perform intelligence, anti-terror, or homeland security duties; (3) establish and implement programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug activities, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and (4) meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted. Authorizes the use of COPS ON THE BEAT grants to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants for: (1) assigning prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas and to address counter-terrorism problems and violent crime in local communities; and (2) developing new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention and training. Gra…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007

May 4, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007

May 4, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans