# 119-s-768: Invest to Protect Act of 2025

119-s-768, Invest to Protect Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-768
- Congress: 119
- Title: Invest to Protect Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Creates DOJ grants for small local and Tribal police to fund training, mental-health care, and recruitment and retention incentives.** The law sets up a grant program in the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services focused on de-escalation, victim-centered response, officer behavioral health, and workforce stability. - Small local and Tribal police departments: Agencies with fewer than 175 officers become eligible for grants that pay for de-escalation, victim-centered domestic violence training, active-shooter and rescue training, and overtime costs tied to training. - Individual officers and recruits: Grants can fund signing bonuses, retention bonuses up to 20% of salary with eligibility rules, and graduate stipends for mental-health or social-work studies up to $10,000. Recipients also get access to trauma-informed care, peer support, and telehealth. - Federal oversight and accountability: The program requires Inspector General audits, public disclosure of signing and retention bonuses within 60 days, mandatory reimbursements for improper awards, annual program evaluations, and steps to avoid duplicate DOJ grants. *Authorizes up to $50.0 million per year for FY2026–FY2030, allowing up to $250.0 million in authorized funding over five years.*

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for small police recruitment and training: benefit, medium. This bill would create a DOJ grant program for local police agencies with fewer than 175 officers. If enacted, grants could pay for de-escalation and victim-centered training, safety and mental-health services, overtime for training, signing bonuses, and retention bonuses up to 20% of salary with s…
- Oversight for local police grants: mixed, medium. The bill would require annual DOJ Inspector General audits of grantees starting in the first fiscal year after enactment. If a grantee does not resolve an OIG finding about improper costs within 12 months, that grantee would be barred from getting these grants for the next three fiscal years. The A…

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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.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/768)

## Related
- [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)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-768 (as of 2026-10-08).