H.R. 3846 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Jun 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryGrants for retired police officers to work
The bill would let the Department of Justice give grants to police agencies at the state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. These agencies could use the money to hire retired law enforcement personnel to do civilian tasks like helping with investigations, reviewing video footage, analyzing crime scenes, and conducting forensic analysis.
How it affects you
If you work in law enforcement or your local police department receives a grant, your agency could bring in retired officers to handle these specific civilian tasks. For most people, this mainly means law enforcement agencies could have another source of help with some of their work.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jun 9, 2025)
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired law enforcement personnel to perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of the agency and to train civilian employees in the performance of such tasks.
Under the bill, the term civilian law enforcement task includes assisting with certain investigations, reviewing camera footage, conducting crime scene analysis, and conducting forensic analysis.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3846
A BILL
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-9) · Introduced Jun 9, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 9, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”