# 119-s-1316: Strong Communities Act of 2025

119-s-1316, Strong Communities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status in_committee (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1316
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strong Communities Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**The Strong Communities Act of 2025 would create a new grant program that pays for local officer training in exchange for a service commitment.** It ties training to a minimum service period and requires annual reporting on grant recipients, trainees, and retention. - Recruits and officers who receive grant-funded training would need to serve full time for at least 4 years within the next 8 years and serve close to their long-term home. - Eligible recipients include colleges that run law enforcement training with local agencies and local law enforcement agencies themselves. Grants would pay for officers and recruits to attend those programs and require repayment to the local agency if the service commitment is not completed, with exceptions the Attorney General would define. - The Attorney General would be authorized to use amounts otherwise appropriated to award competitive grants starting in fiscal year 2025 and must send at least annual reports to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees listing recipients, planned trainees, and how many trained officers returned and remained employed.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grant-funded training for local police: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a COPS Strong Communities Program starting in fiscal year 2025. The Attorney General would be able to use amounts otherwise appropriated to give competitive grants to local law enforcement agencies or eligible colleges to pay for officers and recruits to attend tr…

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- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
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## Sources
- [119-s-1316 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1316)

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- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1316 (as of 2026-08-11).