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Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 10, 2025 by Guy Reschenthaler · Last progress September 10, 2025
The bill keeps authorization and funding continuity for law-enforcement programs through FY2029, giving operational stability to state and local agencies while continuing federal spending authority that could increase future taxpayer obligations.
Law enforcement agencies and related programs (including state and local governments) retain authorization and potential federal funding through FY2029, preserving existing program terms and providing continuity for ongoing projects and planning.
Extending authorization preserves federal spending authority through 2029, which may lead to increased future budgetary commitments and potential costs for taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends the authorization period in 34 U.S.C. §10261(a)(21) from FY2025 through FY2029 (replacing 2020–2024) without changing funding or program terms.
Reauthorizes an existing statutory authorization for programs that provide support and treatment to law enforcement officers in crisis by extending the covered fiscal years from 2025 through 2029. The change updates the authorization period only and does not alter dollar amounts, program scope, or add new requirements.