What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill reallocates funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to two existing Department of Justice grant programs for local law enforcement. It shifts money to the COPS Hiring Program and provides a large, one-time appropriation to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 2 line items · $45.0B tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$45.00B
Sec. 3
"there is appropriated to the Attorney General for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $45,000,000,000, for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program."
→ Attorney General for the Department of Justice
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Sec. 2
"Section 100052 of the Act titled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 ( Public Law 119–21 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and inserting COPS Hiring Program ;"
→ Attorney General
Action Timeline
2026-01-20
Introduced in House
2026-01-20
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
2026-01-20
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.7163 pass?
HR.7163 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.7163 do?
This bill reallocates funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to two existing Department of Justice grant programs for local law enforcement. It shifts money to the COPS Hiring Program and provides a large, one-time appropriation to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program.
Who sponsored HR.7163?
HR.7163 was sponsored by Chris Pappas (D-New Hampshire).
How much money does HR.7163 spend?
HR.7163 contains $45.0B in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 2 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 7163 IH: Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7163 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2026 Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Stanton , and Ms. Lee of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To allocate funds for the local law enforcement grant programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results Act or the PUBLIC SAFETY Act . 2. Funding for COPS Hiring Program (a) In general Section 100052 of the Act titled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 ( Public Law 119–21 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and inserting COPS Hiring Program ; (2) by striking In addition to and inserting (a) In general .—In addition to ; and (3) in subsection (a), as so designated— (A) by striking Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and inserting Attorney General ; and (B) by striking September 30, 2029 and all that follows through removal proceedings and inserting the following: “September 30, 2030, for grants made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ). (b) Waiver For grants made from funds made available under this section, the requirements of section 1701(g) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(g) ) shall be waived for the following jurisdictions: (1) A county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level that employs fewer than 175 law enforcement officers. (2) A Tribal government that employs fewer than 175 law enforcement officers. . 3. Funding for Byrne JAG Program Section 90003 of the Act titled An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 ( Public Law 119–21 ) is amended to read as follows: 90003. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Attorney General for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $45,000,000,000, for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. .
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