Police departments would get federal funding for community programs for six more years.
This bill would set aside over $1 billion each year for six years to help local police departments pay for community policing programs. It would also formally create the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) as a separate part of the Department of Justice. A Director, appointed by the President, would lead this office and have the final say on its grants.
Today, the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program is authorized through the government's budget year 2009, with funding set at $1,047,119,000 for each year. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) operates within the Department of Justice, but its specific structure as a separate office with a President-appointed Director having final authority over its awards is not explicitly defined by this section of law. If this bill becomes law, the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program would be reauthorized, setting aside $1,047,119,000 for each of the government's budget years from 2026 through 2031. The COPS Office would also be formally established as a separate and distinct office within the Department of Justice, led by a Director appointed by the President. This Director would have the final say over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the COPS Office.
HR 8750 · 119th Congress · May 12, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 4/10
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