Invest to Protect Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced
Summary
Grants for local policing training and mental-health services. This bill would create a Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to fund de-escalation and victim-centered training, expand officer access to behavioral health care, and support recruitment and retention at small local agencies.
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- Law enforcement officers: Would get funded de-escalation, victim-centered, active-shooter, and behavioral-health services, plus signing bonuses and retention bonuses up to 20 percent of salary and graduate stipends up to $10,000.
- Small local governments and Tribal agencies: Eligible units must employ fewer than 175 officers and would use a streamlined application that the Attorney General must make completable in not more than 2 hours, with technical assistance available.
- Communities and program oversight: Grants could fund training and data collection on officer and community safety, require public disclosure of bonuses, and subject recipients to audits and a 3-year ineligibility rule for unresolved audit findings.
*Authorizes up to $50 million per year for FY2027–2031 to carry out the program, which would increase federal spending if appropriated.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding and faster applications for small police
The bill would authorize up to $50 million each year for FY2027 through FY2031 for these grants. The Director would have to award grants within 120 days after enactment. Within 60 days of enactment, the Attorney General would send Congress a plan to streamline applications that a small agency can finish in 2 hours. The plan could include data checklists and dedicated liaisons for help. The Director would use the streamlined process when picking grantees.
Small police departments: training and bonuses
This bill would create a DOJ grant program for small local and Tribal police with fewer than 175 officers. Grants could fund de-escalation and victim-centered domestic violence training, plus safety training like active shooter response, drug hazards, and ambush awareness. Funds could cover overtime so officers can attend training and improve responses to mental health, substance use, veterans, disabilities, youth, and homelessness. Agencies could offer signing bonuses and retention bonuses up to 20% of salary if the officer has 5+ years, no serious misconduct, and agrees to stay 3 years. It would also allow graduate stipends up to $10,000 (or what the officer paid), expand access to mental health care including telehealth, improve force and duty-to-intervene training, and support data collection.
Audits and guardrails on police grants
The DOJ Inspector General would audit grantees each year starting the first fiscal year after enactment. If misuse is not fixed within 12 months after a final audit, that grantee would be barred from these grants for the next 3 fiscal years. If a barred grantee gets money, the Attorney General would deposit the same amount into the General Fund and seek repayment. Agencies that give a signing or retention bonus would have to disclose and post the amount within 60 days, and DOJ would send Congress a yearly list. Before new awards, DOJ would check for similar grants and report to Congress when the same applicant gets multiple grants for similar purposes. The Director would set reasonable reporting rules, considering agencies with fewer than 175 officers, and DOJ would review results at least yearly.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/26/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 12/30/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/30/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
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