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119-hr-8750119th Congress

COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

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Summary

Reauthorizes the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program. It would also create a separate Office of Community Oriented Policing Services inside the Department of Justice led by a Presidentially appointed Director who controls grants and contracts.

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  • Local law enforcement and communities would keep the program's existing annual grant level of $1.0 billion for each fiscal year 2026 through 2031, preserving the funding stream for COPS ON THE BEAT awards.
  • The bill would establish the COPS Office as a separate, autonomous component within DOJ, headed by a Director appointed by the President who reports to the Attorney General and has final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts issued by the Office.
  • Policy, funding, and administrative control of COPS programs would be centralized in that Office, which the text describes as giving the Director ultimate decision-making power over COPS activities and resources.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Reauthorize community policing grant funding

If enacted, this bill would authorize $1,047,119,000 ($1.047119 billion) each year for the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program. The authorization would apply for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. This is a statutory authorization; actual grant payments would depend on later appropriations.

Create COPS Office inside DOJ

If enacted, this bill would create a separate Office of Community Oriented Policing Services inside the Department of Justice. The President would appoint the Director, who would report to the Attorney General. The Director would have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Office. The new office would oversee community policing grants and related activities and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/15/2026

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 9/14/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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