Sets aside $162 million in emergency federal funds for FY2025 to help agencies hire or rehire career law enforcement officers through an existing grant authority. Officers paid with these funds must get a background check and a psychological evaluation, and agencies can use either federal or local money to cover those costs.
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Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: 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.
Latest action on H.R. 4024: 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.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects law enforcement agencies that want federal help paying to hire or rehire career officers, and the governments that fund those agencies. It also directly affects the officers whose positions are supported by the grants, because they would have to complete a background check and a psychological evaluation as a condition tied to this funding. Communities served by those agencies could feel the effects through how quickly vacancies are filled and how screening is handled for these grant-funded roles.
Why this matters: In real life, the bill could change how quickly some agencies can add officers by giving them a new pot of federal money specifically for hiring and rehiring. It also ties that money to two required screening steps—background checks and psychological evaluations—which could influence how agencies handle hiring for positions paid with these funds. Because the money is both “until expended” and labeled as emergency spending, it could stay available beyond a single budget year and be treated differently under federal budget enforcement rules. The bill itself does not say what the downstream effects would be on crime, community trust, or local spending choices, so those outcomes remain uncertain.
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Officially: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
Sets aside $162 million in emergency federal funds for FY2025 to help agencies hire or rehire career law enforcement officers through an existing grant authority. Officers paid with these funds must get a background check and a psychological evaluation, and agencies can use either federal or local money to cover those costs.
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Latest: 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. (6/17/2025)
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