On the recordMay 17, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 583) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Arrington). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 583 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 ``American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING HIRING AND TRAINING OF VETERANS. Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)'' after ``Nation''. The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
