Promoting Police Leadership Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cornyn, John [R-TX]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would create a certified command-level leadership training program within the COPS program to build stronger police leadership and improve crisis response and community trust. It sets standard curricula and certification rules aimed at command-level officers.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Leadership training for police commanders
If enacted, the Attorney General would develop or identify leadership training curricula for command-level police within 180 days. The curricula would cover leadership and strategic thinking; critical-incident response and management; risk management; officer wellness; data analysis and data-driven policing; evidence-based decision making; and building community trust. The training would be mainly in person, include peer-to-peer learning, require a practical problem-solving project, and use pre-course and post-course assessments. The Attorney General would set a process to certify programs within 180 days after the curricula are ready and could terminate certification for programs that fail to meet the standards. Not later than one year after those activities, the Attorney General would publish a list of State and local agencies that have officers who completed the course, showing each agency's total officers and number trained. The bill would also define who counts as "command-level personnel" when enacted and would not replace State or local authority over training and certification.
Reports and review of police training
If enacted, the Attorney General would report to Congress by two years after enactment and then annually until three years after enactment. Each report would describe steps taken to develop or identify the curricula, assessments of effectiveness and use, recommendations for updates, and barriers to implementation. The Comptroller General would also review the Attorney General's work and submit a GAO report within three years describing how curricula were developed, how consultation worked, and how certification was implemented.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
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