Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act

Sponsored bySen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN· Introduced 1 May 2025

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.

20 May 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Reported to Senate · Updated 21 July 2026

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired law enforcement personnel to perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of the agency and to train civilian employees in the performance of such tasks.

Under the bill, the term civilian law enforcement task includes assisting with certain investigations, reviewing camera footage, conducting crime scene analysis, and conducting forensic analysis.

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6 actions

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
20 May 2025 · Calendars
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
20 May 2025 · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
20 May 2025 · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
15 May 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
1 May 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
1 May 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

6 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN

Cosponsors

Democrat583%
Republican117%

Democrat:Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GA
Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Democrat:Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI
Democrat:Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Republican:Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA

Classification

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and funding

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Judiciary Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To1 May 2025
- Markup By15 May 2025
- Reported By20 May 2025

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