Crime and Law Enforcement Bills in Congress

63 Crime and Law Enforcement bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 56 reached a recorded roll call vote and 14 became law.

Recent votes

56 bills in Crime and Law Enforcement


This bill makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds subject to the federal laws governing the business of insurance.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 5/1/24 · Latest action 11/12/24

This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 3/7/23 · Latest action 9/16/24
HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This act reauthorizes through FY2029 the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/17/23 · Latest action 7/30/24
SenateCrime and Law Enforcement

This bill makes a person who has assumed a victim's rights eligible to receive restitution for certain expenses from a convicted defendant.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 1/31/24 · Latest action 7/30/24

This act reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises programs and activities for missing and exploited children.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 6/20/23 · Latest action 6/17/24
SenateCrime and Law Enforcement

This act expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/28/23 · Latest action 5/24/24
HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 1/13/23 · Latest action 5/20/24
HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law enforcement officers at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 4/29/24 · Latest action 5/20/24

This resolution condemns calls to defund the police and recognizes that law enforcement officers must have the equipment, training, and resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and their fellow law enforcement officers.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 5/8/24 · Latest action 5/17/24
HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 3/5/24 · Latest action 5/16/24