Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedMay 1, 2025
ReportedMay 15, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 79 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 17 of 637 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 1,611 words
- Subjects
- Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and funding
- Latest action
- May 20, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 3846 Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]