# 116-hr-6694: COPS Counseling Act

116-hr-6694, COPS Counseling Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6694
- Congress: 116
- Title: COPS Counseling Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8346: Academic Research Protection Act
- 116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act
- 116-hr-7990: FENTANYL Results Act
- 116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6694 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6694)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8346: Academic Research Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8346)
- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
- [116-hr-7990: FENTANYL Results Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7990)
- [116-hr-7809: HOPE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7809)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6694 (as of 2025-11-18).