# 119-hr-3846: Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act

119-hr-3846, Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-24).

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- As of: 2026-07-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3846
- Congress: 119
- Title: Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Hire retired law enforcement personnel to perform civilian law enforcement tasks.** This bill would create a new grant program to fund state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies to hire retired officers to train civilian staff and to carry out non-arrest tasks like homicide and carjacking investigations, financial-crime probes, camera review, crime‑scene and forensic analysis, and IT work. It bars hiring them to make arrests or use force.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to hire retired officers: mixed, medium. This bill would create a new grant program for State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired officers. Grants would pay retirees to train civilian staff and to perform listed civilian tasks, such as homicide and carjacking investigations, financial-crime investigati…

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3846 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3846)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2253)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3846 (as of 2026-07-24).