Pathways to Policing Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3408 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3408 To authorize a grant to encourage recruitment of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Craig, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize a grant to encourage recruitment of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 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 ``Pathways to Policing Act''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART PP--LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING SUPPORT GRANT ``SEC. 3061. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this part, the COPS Director is authorized to make grants, on a competitive basis, to States, units of local government, and law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in subsection (c). ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this part, a State, unit of local government, or law enforcement agency shall submit an application to the COPS Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the COPS Director may require. ``(c) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant under this part may use the grant funds for the following: ``(1) Marketing and recruitment campaigns.--Not more than 50 percent of the grant funds awarded to a recipient under this part m