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H.R. 2240 would direct the Department of Justice to develop and submit reports to Congress about violent attacks on law enforcement officers, including how federal, state, and local governments respond to such attacks and ways to improve reporting systems. The bill would expand data collection on what the legislation calls aggressive actions, conduct, or trauma-inducing incidents targeting officers, building on existing law enforcement data programs.
The legislation would also require the Department of Justice to report on how traumatic incidents affect the mental health and wellness of law enforcement officers. Additionally, the bill would direct the department to identify what types of mental health services and support currently exist within federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies so that gaps in available services can be identified.
The bill passed the House on May 15, 2025, with bipartisan support and is now in the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration. According to the Congressional Budget Office, implementing the bill would cost approximately three million dollars over the 2025-2030 period. If enacted, the bill would not directly change laws or create new criminal penalties but would instead establish a framework for the federal government to better understand and track threats to officer safety and mental health challenges within law enforcement.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2025
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Mar 21, 2025
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2014-2021)
May 14, 2025
Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
