S. 3860: Invest to Protect Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Invest to Protect Act of 2022

Plain summary

Invest to Protect Act of 2022 This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention.

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Official text

Invest to Protect Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3860, Invest to Protect Act of 2022 (2022-11-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3860.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3860 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117