H.R. 2240

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2240 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2240

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 19, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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AN ACT

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent 
attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Law Enforcement Officer 
Safety and Wellness Through Data Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been a rise in anti-police rhetoric and a 
corresponding rise in violence against law enforcement 
officers.
(2) In 2022, a total of 60 police officers were feloniously 
killed in the line of duty.
(3) Nearly 30 percent of police officer killings in 2022 
were caused by unprovoked attacks or ambushes on officers.
(4) Law enforcement officers bravely put themselves at risk 
for the betterment of society.
(5) A data collection that represents the full 
circumstances surrounding violent attacks and ambush attacks on 
law enforcement officers is vital for the provision of needed 
Federal resources to Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officers.
(6) Police suffer assaults and other offenses that do not 
rise to the level of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and 
Assaulted or National Incident-Based Reporting System reporting 
due to the frequency of such incidents, lower risk to officers, 
and minimal administrative resources to report such frequent 
events.
(7) The mental health of law enforcement officers has 
suffered due to overwork, recruitment issues, and the general 
stress of their work.
(8) The people of the United States will always remember 
the victims of these hateful attacks against law enforcement 
officers and stand in solidarity with individuals affected by 
these senseless tragedies and incidents of hate that have 
affected law enforcement communities and their families.
(9) The United States must demonstrate to its brave law 
enforcement officers that they are important, valued, and 
respected.
(10) Congress has made a commitment to helping communities 
protect the lives of their police officers, as evidenced by the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114-155; 130 Stat. 389) and other laws.
(11) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting 
Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney General 
to ``acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on 
Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime 
Reports'' and requires all Federal departments and agencies 
that investigate criminal activity to ``report details about 
crime within their respective jurisdiction to the Attorney 
General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the 
Attorney General''.

SEC. 3. ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice 
Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes--
(1) the number of offenders that intentionally target law 
enforcement officers because of their status as law enforcement 
officers;
(2) the number of incidents reported to the Law Enforcement 
Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection that occur 
through the coordinated actions of 2 or more parties;
(3) a description of the Federal response to ambushes and 
violent attacks on Federal law enforcement officers;
(4) a detailed survey of what State and local responses are 
to ambushes and violent attacks on State and local law 
enforcement officers;
(5) recommendations for improving State, local, and Federal 
responses to ambushes and violent attacks on law enforcement 
officers;
(6) a detailed survey of Federal and State-based training 
programs that law enforcement officers receive in preparation 
for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs 
described in paragraph (6) in preparing law enforcement 
officers for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(8) recommendations on how to improve State, local, and 
Federal training programs for law enforcement officers relating 
to ambush attacks;
(9) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick Leahy 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10530 et seq.)--
(A) the efficacy of the Partnership in distributing 
protective gear to law enforcement officers across the 
United States, including any location-specific 
limitations to the distribution under such Partnership; 
and
(B) the general limitations of the Partnership, 
including any location-specific limitations to the 
distributions under the Partnership, considering the 
fact that law enforcement officers are suffering from 
ambush attacks;
(10) an analysis of the ability of the Department of 
Justice to combine the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and 
Assaulted Data Collection and a 09C Justifiable Homicide report 
for officer-involved shooting reports and any roadblocks to 
producing a clear report with such information;
(11) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal Justice 
Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
expand data collection to include a suspect offender's level of 
injury at the time of a reported Law Enforcement Officers 
Killed and Assaulted Data Collection incident;
(12) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and 
reasons for, disparities in the availability and reporting of 
data between--
(A) data relating to ambush attacks against law 
enforcement officers; and
(B) other types of violent crime data; and
(13) an analysis of any additional legislative tools or 
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in 
deterring ambush attacks against law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services 
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant 
stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
organizations, academies, or other entities.

SEC. 4. AGGRESSION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on--
(1) an analysis of the ability to implement a new category 
in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National 
Incident-Based Reporting System on aggressive actions, conduct, 
or other trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 
officers that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are not 
reported in such systems;
(2) the level of detail the category described in paragraph 
(1) would include and the standard of evidence that would be 
used for any reported incidents;
(3) an analysis of how to engage State and local law 
enforcement agencies in reporting the data described in 
paragraph (1), despite the fact that such data is beyond the 
standard crime-based reporting to the systems described in 
paragraph (1);
(4) an analysis of potential uses by the Department of 
Justice and any component agencies of the Department of Justice 
of the data described in paragraph (1);
(5) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons 
for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data 
between--
(A) data relating to aggressive actions or other 
trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 
officers that do not rise to the level of crimes; and
(B) other types of violent crime data; and
(6) an analysis of additional legislative tools or 
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in 
deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-inducing 
incidents against law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report under subsection (a), 
the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of Justice 
shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
organizations, academies, or other entities.

SEC. 5. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on--
(1) the types, frequency, and severity of mental health and 
stress-related responses of law enforcement officers to 
aggressive actions or other trauma-inducing incidents against 
law enforcement officers;
(2) mental health and stress-related resources or programs 
that are available to law enforcement officers at the Federal, 
State, and local levels, especially peer-to-peer programs;
(3) the extent to which law enforcement officers use the 
resources or programs described in paragraph (2);
(4) the availability of, or need for, mental health 
screening within Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies; and
(5) additional legislative tools or authorities that may be 
helpful or necessary to assist in assessing, monitoring, and 
improving the mental health and wellness of Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement officers.
(b) Development.--In developing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
(1) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforcement 
agencies; and
(2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
organizations, academies, or other entities.

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.