WASHINGTON – This week, during National Police
Week, Senator Ashley Moody alongside her Senate Judiciary Committee colleagues
advanced a package of eight pro-law-enforcement bills to support men and women
in uniform. This is the Judiciary Committee’s largest Police Week package in
over 15 years.
Senator Ashley Moody said, “I was proud to join my
colleagues in advancing the largest Police Week package in over fifteen years
to support our law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to
protect our communities. Every day, but especially during National Police Week,
it is my priority to implement policies that back our brave law enforcement
officers. I will continue fighting for comprehensive legislation that provides
training and tools, supports officers’ mental health, delivers resources needed
for them to do their job and keeps our communities safe. It is my honor to
fight on their behalf so that we may work to make this country stronger and
safer together.”
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said,
“Day in and day out, the men and women in law enforcement put their lives on
the line to protect communities across America. Today’s action helps ensure
these brave individuals, and their families, are equally protected and
supported. The legislation advanced out of our committee this National Police
Week will boost investment in local police departments, safeguard benefits for
fallen officers’ families and improve law enforcement recruitment and
retention. I’m proud to Back the Blue and look forward to quickly moving these
bills on the Senate floor.”
Earlier this week, Senator Moody’s
cosponsored resolution recognizing the service and sacrifice
of America’s courageous law enforcement officers and their families passed out
of the Senate.
The eight bipartisan bills passed out of
the Judiciary Committee this week are:
S. 180,
Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act:
A bill to use existing Justice Department funds to equip state and local
governments with additional training and containment tools to guard officers
and first responders against accidental exposure to dangerous substances.
S.1563, Retired
Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act:
A bill to solve law enforcement staffing shortages by providing local police
departments access to retired federal, state and local officers to perform
investigations and analysis, as well as training for the next generation of law
enforcement.
S.419,
Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act:
A bill to expand mental health resources for law enforcement officers. The
legislation would help provide family –support, mental health services and
suicide prevention programs within law enforcement communities.
S.911, Chief
Herbert D. Proffitt Act:
A bill to ensure families of retired law enforcement officers who were killed
as a result of their service are not unjustly denied benefits. The bill is
named in honor of Chief Herbert D. Proffitt, a Korean war veteran and retired
law enforcement officer who was tragically killed by an individual he had
arrested a decade earlier.
S.1316, Strong
Communities Act:
A bill to boost law enforcement recruitment and retention by incentivizing
officers to work in the communities where they live.
S.1595,
Improving Police CARE Act:
A bill to equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits, which allows
them to respond immediately if a civilian or fellow officer experiences a
traumatic injury during a call.
S.539, PROTECT
Our Children Reauthorization Act:
A bill to reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force Program, aiding state and local law enforcement agencies in combating
child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.
S.237, Honoring
Our Fallen Heroes Act:
A bill to strengthen federal support for families of police officers,
firefighters and first responders who are killed or permanently disabled by
service-related cancers.
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