# 116-hr-7384: Safer Communities Act

116-hr-7384, Safer Communities Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7384
- Congress: 116
- Title: Safer Communities Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safer Communities Act This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to maintain a system for sharing disciplinary records of law enforcement officers. It also requires the Department of Justice to award a one-time grant to states to establish a system for sharing disciplinary records. Additionally, the bill expands death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to retired public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of retired public safety officers who die while engaging in a public or private security obligation. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty. Finally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on settlement or collaborative agreements entered into pursuant to litigation arising out of allegations of police misconduct.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8846: Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act
- 116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8692: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office".
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8498: Informed Consent Act
- 116-hr-8360: Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7384 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7384)

## Related
- [116-hr-8846: Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8846)
- [116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8744)
- [116-hr-8692: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Pe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8692)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8498: Informed Consent Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8498)
- [116-hr-8360: Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8360)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7384 (as of 2025-11-18).