H.R. 8750

Summary

H.R. 8750, the COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 12, 2026 by Rep. Josh Harder (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 8750 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8750 IH: COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8750  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 12, 2026   Mr. Harder of California  (for himself,  Mr. Rutherford , and  Mr. Whitesides ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026  .
2.
Reauthorization of COPS ON THE BEAT grant program
(a)
In general
Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(A) ) is amended by striking  $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009  and inserting  $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031 .
(b)
Clarification of authority
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
(a)
In general
There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this section as the  COPS Office ).
(b)
Separate office
The COPS Office shall be a separate and distinct office within the Department, headed by a Director, appointed by the President, who shall report to the Attorney General and who shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by such Office.
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To reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Harder (D) sponsors H.R. 8750, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Josh Harder

Rep. · D–CA-9 · Sponsor

Introduced May 12, 2026

John Rutherford

Rep. · R–FL-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

George Whitesides

Rep. · D–CA-27 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026 · Original

Sanford Bishop

Rep. · D–GA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2026

Derek Tran

Rep. · D–CA-45 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2026

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2026

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2026

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8750 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · May 12, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8750 has taken 2 actions since May 12, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8750 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8750 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8750 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Health Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8750 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. 8750’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8750, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 8750.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3394]

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