H.R. 5403

Summary

H.R. 5403, the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 16, 2025 by Rep. Greg Landsman (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5403 has 12 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5403 IH: Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5403  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 16, 2025   Mr. Landsman  (for himself,  Mr. Carey ,  Mrs. Sykes , and  Mr. Miller of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act  .
2.
Use of public safety and community policing grants
(a)
Uses of grants
Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (23), by striking  ; and  and inserting the semicolon at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (24), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(25)
to provide bonuses for the recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers or career law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency experiencing a decline in recruitment of officers or a high rate of retirements or resignations.
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(b)
Definitions
Section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10389 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(8)
 law enforcement officer  shall have the meaning given such term in section 1204(9).
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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Landsman (D) sponsors H.R. 5403, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Greg Landsman

Rep. · D–OH-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 16, 2025

Mike Carey

Rep. · R–OH-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Max Miller

Rep. · R–OH-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Emilia Sykes

Rep. · D–OH-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 16, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 26, 2025

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Rep. · R–MP-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Seth Magaziner

Rep. · D–RI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 8, 2025

Dave Min

Rep. · D–CA-47 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Rep. · D–MI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 17, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5403 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Sep 16, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5403 has taken 2 actions since Sep 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5403 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5403 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act — Display Title
• To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers. — Official Title as Introduced
• Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5403 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Retirement, Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5403 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5403’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5403, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANDSMAN:H.R. 5403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4364]

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