H.R. 8849 · 119th Congress

Promoting Police Leadership Act

Introduced on May 15, 2026 by Russell Fry (R-SC-7). One cosponsor. Latest action (May 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 15, 2026
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 15, 2026). Public domain.

Promoting Police Leadership Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop training curricula or identify existing training curricula for command-level personnel related to leadership and strategic thinking, critical incident response and management, risk management, officer wellness, data analysis and data-driven policing tactics, evidence-based decision-making, and building community trust. The term command-level personnel means state, local, or tribal law enforcement officers whose responsibilities include managing, directing, or overseeing law enforcement operations in a geographic subunit of the jurisdiction.

In developing and identifying curricula, the bill requires DOJ to consult with relevant state and local law enforcement agencies, universities with appropriate enforcement or leadership programs, and other entities. DOJ must also develop a process for certifying training programs that include the curricula.

Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to review and report on the process for developing and identifying curricula and the certification of training programs.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Russell FryR-SC-7Sponsor

Democrats · 1

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History

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  1. May 15, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 15, 2026Introduced in House
  3. May 15, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.