Rules Committee · May 15, 2025
H.Amdt. 21: Its purpose is not yet published.
Adopted
With no one objecting, no names recorded
Tim Moore (R-NC)
Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
H.R. 2240 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement
A Republican bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House 403–11
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
The Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act requires the Attorney General to develop several comprehensive reports. These reports focus on violent attacks, ambushes, and aggressive actions taken against law enforcement officers. The Act seeks to gather data on the frequency and circumstances of these incidents, including coordinated attacks. It also mandates investigations into the effectiveness of current training programs and the distribution of protective gear. Additionally, the bill requires a focus on the mental health and stress-related responses of officers. Ultimately, the goal is to provide better data to assist in the provision of Federal resources and improve officer wellness.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill mandates reports to improve the assessment and provision of mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement officers.
- Scored +4
Does this change how police departments operate?
The act focuses on improving officer safety, training, and mental health through better data collection and resource allocation.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires detailed federal reports regarding crime data and officer safety, enhancing transparency in these areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 403 yes · 11 no
05/15/2025 · Roll call 131 · recorded as “On Passage”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Data for Resource Allocation: By collecting full circumstances regarding violent attacks and ambushes, the bill aims to assist in the provision of needed Federal resources to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers (Section 2).
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Enhanced Training and Response: The bill requires a survey and analysis of State, local, and Federal training programs, as well as recommendations for improving responses to ambushes and violent attacks (Section 3).
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Better Protective Equipment Distribution: The Act requires an analysis of the effectiveness and limitations of the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership in distributing protective gear (Section 3).
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Improved Mental Health Support: The bill mandates reports on the frequency and severity of mental health and stress-related responses among officers, the availability of resources, and the potential need for mental health screening (Section 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill mandates reports to improve the assessment and provision of mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement officers.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this change how police departments operate? — The act focuses on improving officer safety, training, and mental health through better data collection and resource allocation.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires detailed federal reports regarding crime data and officer safety, enhancing transparency in these areas.
- 5/19/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 5/15/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11 (Roll no. 131). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2071-2072)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11 (Roll no. 131). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2071-2072)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2078-2079)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2240, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. McBath demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2240.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 405. (consideration: CR H2071-2077)
- 5/13/2025
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
- 4/28/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-79.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 56.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/17/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/1/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/27/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 3/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-S-1418: Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
- 119-HRES-405: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
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