H.R. 4024 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent 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, Jun 17, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFunds police hiring with background checks
This bill gives more money to a Justice Department program that helps local law enforcement agencies hire or bring back police officers. It also requires that any officer hired with these funds must pass a background check and a psychological evaluation before they start work.
How it affects you
If you live in a community that receives this funding, your local police department could add more officers to its workforce. The background checks and psychological evaluations are meant to help ensure the officers hired meet certain standards.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jun 17, 2025)
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.
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. 4024
A BILL
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
Sponsor: Rep. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24) · Introduced Jun 17, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 17, 2025: “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.”