H.R. 5824: Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020
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H.R. 5824: Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-10 · Emergency Management · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020
Plain summary
Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020 This bill requires the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to conduct research and development of a technology to enhance participation rates in training offered to state, local, and tribal communities, with particular attention to rural or remote communities, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism and other homeland security threats. The Under Secretary for Management shall report to Congress on the accreditation status for each basic training program within DHS. If a basic training program loses accreditation, the relevant component shall notify the Under Secretary within 30 days after such loss.
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Official text
Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5824, Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020 (2020-06-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5824.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5824 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116