{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4024","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4024,"title":"Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-17","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001112","fullName":"Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":24}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-06-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-06-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act</strong></p><p>The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.</p><p>The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T08:05:24Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":494,"ts":"2026-04-15T02:39:59.251Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Filling%20Public%20Safety%20Vacancies%20Act"}]}}