H.R. 1649: EAGLE Act of 2023
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H.R. 1649: EAGLE Act of 2023
118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
EAGLE Act of 2023
Plain summary
Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2023 or the EAGLE Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies for activities related to obtaining qualified accreditation or recertification. Such accreditation or recertification shall be provided by a professional law enforcement organization involved in developing standards for law enforcement at the national, state, regional, or tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · 22 cosponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), André Carson (D-IN), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] reported raising $23.7 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 (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1649.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr1649 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118