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On the recordJuly 26, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 86, S. 546. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 546) to amend the Omnibus Crime control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment, as follows: (The part of the bill intended to be stricken is in boldfaced brackets, and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is in italic.) S. 546 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Recruit and Retain Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING COPS GRANTS FOR POLICE HIRING PURPOSES. (a) Grant Use Expansion.--Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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