S 1502 United States Senate · 117th Congress

COPS Counseling Act

Summary

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

Jun 2021

House Passage

Oct 2021

Signed into Law

Nov 2021

Introduced Apr 29, 2021 Signed Nov 18, 2021

Floor votes · House Oct 27, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Nov 18, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Oct 27, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 3 (Roll no. 337).(text: CR H5944)

lower

Jun 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3965-3966)

upper

Jun 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3965-3966)

upper

Jun 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

May 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

upper

Apr 29, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Apr 29, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors