Weekly Update & AnalysisThe Brooks Bawden Moore Weekly Update and Analysis highlights the previous week's floor and committee activities with the US Senate and House of Representatives, and this week's congressional activities that relate to law enforcement and homeland security matters. The weekly update also lists legislation introduced which may be of interest to the law enforcement and homeland security communities. Please let us know if you would like to know more about any of the items
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This week, Congress was out of session. Both chambers will return next week to a jam-packed schedule of
oversight and budget hearings. |
Hearings This WeekHearings Next Week- House Judiciary Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Homeland Security Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Senate Homeland Security Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Homeland Security Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
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- H.R.
2620
- Sponsor: Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Summary: This bill would enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
- H.R. 2616
- Sponsor: Rep. Brittany Pettersen
(D-CO-7)
- Summary: This bill would establish a National Center to Stop the Import of Illicit Synthetic Drugs.
- H.R. 2598
- Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce (R-OH-14)
- Summary: This bill would establish a
Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis.
- H.R. 2595
- Sponsor: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY-at large)
- Summary: This bill
would require State and local law enforcement agencies receiving forfeited funds and property to report how such funds and property are used.
- H.R. 2582
- Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)
- Summary: This bill
would prohibit the use of forfeited funds made available to certain State or local law enforcement agencies pursuant to equitable sharing for certain purposes.
- H.R. 2577
- Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson
(D-MS-2)
- Summary: This bill would establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program.
- H.R. 2572
- Sponsor: Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2)
- Summary: This bill would establish a Task Force on
Women in Law Enforcement to study and develop national hiring standards for law enforcement officers.
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Community and Client News
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE
CENTER
The Central California Intelligence Center (CCIC), one of the 80 recognized fusion centers in the country, is searching for a new director. Under the direction of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy of Contract and Regional Services, in accordance with the CCIC Governance Board, the Contractor coordinates, facilitates, monitors, and manages the daily operations of the Fusion Center’s Area of
Responsibility.
Biden Administration Announces Strengthened Approach to Crack Down on Illicit Fentanyl Supply Chains The announcement included activity to lead a coordinated global effort with international partners to disrupt the illicit synthetic drug trade, strengthen coordination and information sharing amoung U.S. intelligence and domestic law enforcement agencies, accelerate work with private sector globally, disrupt the abuse of the U.S. financial system, and
encourage legislation to close legal loopholes for illicit synthetic drugs.
COPS Office Grant Announcement- New Funding
Opportunities Tribal Resources
Grant Program (TRGP) – Technical Assistance TRGP-TA funds are used to support tribal law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance efforts around community policing topics. The focus of the 2023 TRGP-TA
solicitation is Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) for Missing Indigenous Persons, with the goal of improving responses to emergent missing Indigenous persons cases by establishing a collaborative response from Tribal Governments, law enforcement, and other partners through culturally appropriate guidelines. This program will provide funding to an organization that demonstrates well-established experience in developing and delivering direct technical assistance to law enforcement
personnel and criminal justice professionals in this area. Approximately $300,000 is available for this program. Applications are due by May 24, 2023 at 4:59 PM ET. Please click
here for
more information on the 2023 TRGP-TA program.
COPS Blue Alert Program The COPS Office administers the National Blue Alert Network, a voluntary nationwide system to give authorities an early warning of threats against law enforcement and to aid in the apprehension of suspects who have killed or seriously injured an officer or deputy. The 2023 COPS Blue Alert Program seeks applications from organizations to support the COPS Office with
coordinating the Blue Alert system. The primary objectives of the cooperative agreement to be funded under this solicitation are to raise awareness of the Blue Alert system through the production of an educational video and to research, gather, and compile accurate and timely information from credible sources about all reported incidents where on-duty law enforcement throughout the United States, territories, and tribal lands are shot in the line of duty. Approximately $130,000 is
available for this program. Applications are due by June 21, 2023 at 4:59 PM ET. Please click here for more information on the 2023 COPS Blue Alert
solicitation. |
This week, the names of 556 officers killed in the line of duty were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. These 556 officers include 224 officers who were killed during 2022. An additional 332 officers died in previous years (before 2022). There are currently 23,785 names engraved on the Memorial.
Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Mental Health Support for DHS Law Enforcement Introduced Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase mental health resources for law enforcement personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legislation would create the DHS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Resiliency Program to oversee and streamline the delivery of enhanced
mental health and wellness services for DHS law enforcement officers and agents. Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House
Homeland Security Committee, and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) have also introduced companion legislation in the House. "The DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act will establish a Law Enforcement Mental Health and Resiliency
Program within DHS. The program will provide additional oversight, guidance, and resources to DHS components that perform law enforcement duties. The bill would also require DHS components to prioritize mental health, well-being, resilience, and suicide prevention programs. This bill would require each DHS component to assign a representative to the program to ensure the sharing of best practices and resources across the department. The bill would also require the review and revision of current
policies to improve mental health and wellness programs and training and reduce the stigma of seeking mental health."
- Grants.gov Deadline: April 18, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: April 25, 2023
- Grants.gov Deadline: April 18, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: April 25, 2023
- Grants.gov Deadline: April 19, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: April 26, 2023
- Grants.gov Deadline: April 19, 2023
- JustGrants Deadline: April 26, 2023
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New DOJ chief talks importance of community policing
Hugh Clements is head of an office that doles out department grants
nationwide. The new director of a Department of Justice office that financially supports police departments nationwide says that community engagement is what defines successful law enforcement.
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Study seeks to understand police recruiting and retention
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A police force and university in northern Virginia are teaming up for what they say will be a first-of-its-kind study
that will seek over the next 20 years the assess the challenges police agencies face in recruitment and retention.
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Sheriff Mark Lamb says he's running for US Senate in Arizona
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Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said Tuesday he’s running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, becoming the first Republican
to jump into a high-profile race for the seat now held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
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50 mayors open up about their battles with crime, gun violence
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For 2023, POLITICO assembled 50 mayors — one from every state — to shine a light on the challenges their communities
face and offer up the lessons they’ve learned on the job.The first topic we asked the members of the Mayors Club about: Crime and policing.
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Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say
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At least 80 people, including police officers, allege they were shot by their SIG Sauer P320 pistols. Some have lost
work, live in pain after serious injuries.
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An emerging threat: Drug mix of xylazine, fentanyl
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The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl,
clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine. The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation Wednesday, the first time the office has used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
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Tennessee GOP governor signs executive order strengthening background checks
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed an executive order Tuesday to strengthen background checks and called on
the General Assembly to pass the equivalent of a red flag law.
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ATF, law enforcement work with new technology to trace guns across Appalachia
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Based in London, KY, the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force has an opportunity to expand its
resources further with the help of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives through a new mobile technology unit.
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Black chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity
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This weekend, Black police chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs and commanders from across the country will gather in Detroit
for NOBLE’s annual CEO symposium.
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Annual NAWLEE Conference Houston, Texas— Apr. 11-14 , 2023 | | |
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National Fusion Center Association Annual Training Event Alexandria, Virginia — Apr. 24-27, 2023 | | |
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2023 IALEIA/LEIU Annual Training Conference Las Vegas, Nevada — Apr. 30- May 5, 2023 | | |
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2023 Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association Annual
Conference & Training Petersburg,Virginia — Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2023 | | |
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