119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 1, 2025
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 20, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (May 20, 2025)
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired law enforcement personnel to perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of the agency and to train civilian employees in the performance of such tasks.
Under the bill, the term civilian law enforcement task includes assisting with certain investigations, reviewing camera footage, conducting crime scene analysis, and conducting forensic analysis.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…yee Cooperation Act (S. 636, H.R. 1505); Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (S. 1352, H.R. 2736); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); After Hours Child Care Act (H.R. 7498 / S. 3845)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…yee Cooperation Act (S. 636, H.R. 1505); Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (S. 1352, H.R. 2736); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); After Hours Child Care Act (H.R. 7498 / S. 3845)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Law Enforcement Act," legislation to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program; entire bill. S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…yee Cooperation Act (S. 636, H.R. 1505); Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (S. 1352, H.R. 2736); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); After Hours Child Care Act (H.R. 7498 / S. 3845)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…25 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (S. 1352, H.R. 2736); Federal Workforce Freedom Act (S. 1006); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…t," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers; entire bill. S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program a grant program for law enforcement agen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ns 8204 ("Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program"), and 8205 ("Honoring our fallen heroes"). S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire ret…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…25 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846); Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (S. 1352, H.R. 2736); Federal Workforce Freedom Act (S. 1006); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H.R.3846)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 13, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities; entire bill. S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire ret…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 13, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…al law enforcement officers, and providing a tax deduction to federal law enforcement officers for uncompensated overtime and premium pay (no bill introduced). S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire ret…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to provide and expand gratuities for federal employees killed in the line of duty; entire bill. S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire ret…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ss Through Data Act," legislation to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 1563, the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," a bill to establish a Justice Department grant program for law enforcement agencies to hire ret…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing