Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
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Would require the Department of Justice to submit three reports to Congress within 270 days: one on targeted and ambush attacks against law enforcement officers, one on the feasibility of expanding federal crime reporting systems to capture aggressive incidents against officers, and one on mental health resources available to officers.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would direct the Attorney General — in consultation with the FBI Director, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division — to produce three separate reports to congressional judiciary committees within 270 days of enactment. The first report would cover targeted and ambush attacks on law enforcement officers, including data on offenders who target officers, the federal and state response to such attacks, training program effectiveness, the efficacy of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership, and recommendations for additional legislative tools. The second report would analyze the feasibility of adding a new category to the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to capture aggressive or trauma-inducing incidents against officers that currently fall below the threshold for standard crime reporting.
The third report would focus on officer mental health and wellness, examining the types and frequency of stress-related responses to traumatic incidents, the availability and use of mental health programs (especially peer-to-peer programs), and any need for mental health screening within law enforcement agencies. The bill does not itself create new data collection systems, fund programs, or require operational changes — it only requires the reports and associated stakeholder consultations.
Key provisions
- 1Would require the Attorney General to submit a report within 270 days on targeted and ambush attacks against law enforcement officers, including data analysis, training effectiveness, Bulletproof Vest Partnership efficacy, and legislative recommendations.
- 2Would require a report analyzing the feasibility of adding a new category in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and National Incident-Based Reporting System for aggressive or trauma-inducing incidents against officers not currently captured.
- 3Would require a report on the availability, types, and use of mental health and wellness resources for law enforcement officers at federal, state, and local levels, including peer-to-peer programs and screening needs.
- 4Would require stakeholder consultation with federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, NGOs, international organizations, and academic entities in developing all three reports.
Who would be affected
The Attorney General and the Department of Justice bear the primary reporting obligation, working alongside the FBI Director, the National Institute of Justice, and the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies would be consulted as stakeholders and are the subject of the analysis. Congressional Judiciary Committees in both chambers would receive the completed reports.
Why it matters
The three reports could surface data gaps in how attacks on officers are tracked and inform future legislation on officer protection, training, and mental health support. If the feasibility analysis in the second report leads to new reporting categories, it could change how law enforcement agencies nationwide document and respond to threats that currently go unrecorded in federal crime statistics.
What would change
Changes to existing law
Amends Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 34 U.S.C. 10530 et seq.) (Sec. 3)
Requires an analysis of the Partnership's efficacy and location-specific distribution limitations; does not change the program's operative text.
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- All three reports due to congressional judiciary committees
Funding and costs
Congressional Budget Office estimate
CBO estimates H.R. 2240 would cost $3 million over the 2025–2030 period in discretionary spending subject to appropriation, with no effect on direct spending, revenues, or the deficit.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2240 would cost $3 million over the 2025–2030 period; that spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds (discretionary spending), not mandatory direct spending. The bill would have no effect on direct (mandatory) spending or revenues, and would not increase the deficit in any period. CBO identified no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates in the bill.
How implementation would work
All three reports must be submitted within 270 days of enactment. In each case, the Attorney General must consult with the FBI Director, the National Institute of Justice Director, and (for the first report) the CJIS Division Director, as well as a broad set of stakeholders: federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, plus nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, and academic institutions. The reports are directed to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. The bill imposes no rulemaking requirement and establishes no enforcement mechanism beyond the reporting deadlines.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official CRS summary
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This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on (1) targeted attacks on law enforcement officers, (2) the feasibility of incorporating such attacks into existing crime reporting systems, and (3) the mental health resources that are available to law enforcement officers.
Legislative subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement; Data collection, sharing, protection; Government studies and investigations; Law enforcement officers; Mental health; Violent crime
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-79