To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be used to combat organized crime.

House Bill

H.R. 6911

119th Congress

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be used to combat organized crime.

In Committee

Introduced:Dec 19, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Pat Harrigan

R - NC

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Summary

This bill would expand how local police departments can use federal COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grants to include fighting organized crime. Currently, COPS grants fund community policing initiatives like hiring officers and building community relationships, but this legislation would add organized crime fighting as an eligible use of these federal dollars.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would expand how local police departments can use federal COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grants to include fighting organized crime. Currently, COPS grants fund community policing initiatives like hiring officers and building community relationships, but this legislation would add organized crime fighting as an eligible use of these federal dollars.

Last updated: 1/18/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows police departments to use existing federal COPS grant money to combat organized crime operations, including drug trafficking rings, gang networks, and other criminal enterprises
Expands the flexibility of a long-standing federal program that has provided billions in funding to local law enforcement agencies since 1994
Does not create new funding or requirements—simply adds organized crime as an allowable purpose for grants police departments already receive
Could shift some resources away from traditional community policing activities like neighborhood patrols and youth programs toward investigation-focused organized crime work

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Local police departments would gain more flexibility in how they spend federal grant money, potentially allowing them to dedicate more resources to investigating and disrupting organized criminal networks in their communities. Communities experiencing organized crime activity—such as drug trafficking, human smuggling, or gang violence—could see increased law enforcement attention to these issues, though this might come at the expense of other community policing priorities that currently receive COPS funding.

Policy Areas

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

6911, 119th Congress (2025). "To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be used to combat organized crime.". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-6911