# 119-hr-4024: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act

119-hr-4024, Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4024
- Congress: 119
- Title: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Emergency funding to help hire and rehire career law enforcement officers.** The bill would provide $162 million in emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to award grants under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers. Agencies receiving these funds must run background checks and require psychological evaluations for any officer hired or rehired and must use the grant money or other agency funds to cover those costs. *It would add $162 million in emergency federal spending for FY2025.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More grants to hire police officers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the government would provide $162 million for fiscal year 2025 to help cities and towns hire or rehire career police officers. The money would stay available until it is spent. Any agency using these grants would need to run a background check and a psychological evaluation for each off…
- Emergency budget label for this funding: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would label this funding as an emergency under a federal budget law. That label would change how the money is counted for budget caps and scoring. The designation would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4024 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4024)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4024 (as of 2026-09-10).