Criminal law, policing, sentencing, and public safety programs. We're tracking 20 bills in this area — 20 still in play.
Expands the Public Safety Officers' Benefit (PSOB) program, which provides death and disability payouts to police, firefighters, and other officers.
Detailed bill language not yet available; title suggests law enforcement policy changes.
Bill enhances benefits for public safety officers (police, firefighters, first responders) based on title; specific benefits not yet detailed in public summary.
Targets nitazenes, a synthetic opioid increasingly found in illegal drug supplies and linked to overdose deaths.
Bill addresses conditions and rights for mothers currently incarcerated in federal and state prisons.
Increases criminal penalties for possessing, making, or distributing equipment used to illegally manufacture fentanyl and counterfeit drugs.
Detailed analysis pending — official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Bill targets economic espionage activities by the People's Republic of China against U.S. interests.
Expands tracking requirements to pill press parts (dies, punches) previously unregulated, not just whole machines.
Bill addresses how law enforcement accesses data stored in cloud services. Detailed policy mechanics not yet public.
Bill title suggests expanding legal protections or privileges for press and journalists, likely related to source confidentiality or law enforcement access to records.
Requires DHS agencies to share fentanyl detection, interdiction, and seizure data with each other.
Detailed policy specifics are not yet available. Bill was just introduced and official summary hasn't been published.
Creates a dedicated task force within the Department of Justice's Criminal Division to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes.
Limits when the federal government can force journalists to reveal their sources.
Senate passed a crime and law enforcement bill with amendments on April 21, 2026 by voice vote.
This bill aims to help people in crisis situations find mental health services and support before they turn to crime or harm themselves.
Bill would require law enforcement to notify family members when someone dies, is seriously injured, or becomes seriously ill while in police custody.
Detailed policy analysis pending — official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Creates new federal crime: knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury.