Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3436 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3436 To authorize a Law Enforcement Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue a career in law enforcement. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2025 Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize a Law Enforcement Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue a career in law enforcement. 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 ``Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by inserting at the end of subpart 7 the following new subpart: ``Subpart 8--Law Enforcement Education Grants ``SEC. 420. LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. ``(a) Program Authority.-- ``(1) Payments required.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out a Law Enforcement Education Grants program to pay to each law enforcement candidate who is selected by the Secretary, on a competitive basis, to participate in such program, a Law Enforcement Education Grant in the amount of $4,000 for each year during which that candidate is eligible. ``(2) References.--Grants made under paragraph (1) shall be known as `Law Enforcement Education Grants'. ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be made available to carry out this subpart, except that-- ``(A)