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HR 2240 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act

In plain language: This bill requires the Department of Justice to study violent attacks and ambushes against law enforcement officers and identify ways to improve safety training and federal bulletproof vest distribution. It also evaluates the feasibility of tracking non-criminal aggressive encounters against police in national databases and reviews the availability and use of officer mental health and peer-support programs. The resulting findings will provide Congress with recommendations for new safety policies and wellness resources for federal, state, and local police.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the operative provisions require agency studies and stakeholder consultations rather than directly altering legal rights or benefits for a defined population count
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 2240, Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, 2025-03-31); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
Reach12provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Substance use & mental health+12Policing & funding−14

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agenciesMay be consulted by the Department of Justice during the preparation of reports analyzing officer safety, training programs, protective gear, and mental health support systems.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of InvestigationMust conduct extensive reviews, consult with stakeholders, and submit three reports to Congress within 270 days regarding violent attacks against law enforcement, new crime reporting categories, and officer mental health and wellness.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the Department of Justice to submit a report to Congress within 270 days analyzing violent attacks and ambushes against law enforcement officers, evaluating officer training, protective gear distribution, data collection gaps, and potential legislative solutions.

    Sec. 3provisional

  2. Requires the Department of Justice to report to Congress within 270 days on the feasibility of creating a new federal crime reporting category to track aggressive and trauma-inducing incidents against officers that do not currently qualify as reportable crimes.

    Sec. 4provisional

  3. Requires the Department of Justice to submit a report to Congress within 270 days on the mental health impacts of traumatic incidents on law enforcement officers, officer use of peer-to-peer and mental health programs, screening availability, and ways to improve officer wellness.

    Sec. 5provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. May 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 15, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11 (Roll no. 131). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2071-2072)
  4. May 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11 (Roll no. 131). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2071-2072)
  5. May 13, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 405 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243 and H.R. 2255. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2240, H.R. 2243, and H.R. 2255. All bills are being considered under a closed rule with each bill having one motion to recommit.
  6. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-79.
  7. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-79.
  8. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House

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