[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6911 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6911
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be
used to combat organized crime.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2025
Mr. Harrigan (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Alford)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be
used to combat organized crime.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel
Enforcement Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME.
(a) Grant Use.--Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); and
(2) in paragraph (23)--
(A) by striking ``in accordance with paragraphs (1)
through (22)'' and inserting ``in accordance with
paragraphs (1) through (23)''; and
(B) by redesignating the paragraph as paragraph
(24);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
``(23) to create specialized units dedicated to combatting
organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal
organization and to
``(A) equip such units with advanced investigative
and surveillance technology, including by acquiring--
``(i) tactical vehicles (as such term is
defined in section 328(d)(8) of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023) for use in the execution of
high-risk warrants, raids, or other law
enforcement activities in which the danger to
officers or civilians is determined to be
significant;
``(ii) unmanned aerial systems other than--
``(I) weaponized drones covered by
Department of Defense Directive
3000.09; or
``(II) unmanned aerial systems from
a covered nation (as such term is
defined in section 4872 of title 10,
United States Code) or manufactured or
produced by a covered foreign entity
(as such term is defined in section 936
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
(49 U.S.C. 44801 note)).
``(iii) ballistic vests, helmets, and
firearms;
``(B) train officers in counter-organized crime
tactics and intelligence-gathering methods; and
``(C) hire additional law enforcement personnel for
these specialized units, including personnel hired to
fill positions made vacant by the reassignment of
existing officers to such units;''.
(b) Prioritization.--Section 1701(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) from an applicant in a jurisdiction with a documented
high presence of cartel, gang, or transnational criminal
activity that certifies that the funds will be used for the
purposes set forth in subsection (b)(25).''.
(c) Funding.--There are appropriated, in addition to amounts
otherwise made available for such purpose, $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, for grants under section
1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to the
extent that such grants are used for the purposes set forth under
subsection (b)(25) of such section, to be derived from amounts
rescinded by the Secretary of Labor, as announced in the news release
numbered 25-1019-NAT and dated June 13, 2025.
(d) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall finalize such rules
as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by
this Act.
(e) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to Congress for each
fiscal year that a grant is made under section 1701 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to the extent that such
grants are used for the purposes set forth under subsection (b)(25) of
such section, detailing the uses of all such grant funds and
identifying such grantees.
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