HR 6911 — COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act of 2025
Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in House Current html December 19, 2025
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The bill expands the use of COPS grant funds to include combating organized crime and cartel operations.
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34 U.S.C. 10381(b)
in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (22)→ in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (23)This change updates the paragraph reference to include the newly added use for grant funds.
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34 U.S.C. 10381(b)
(23) to create specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organization and to (A) equip such units with advanced investigative and surveillance technology, including by acquiring-- (i) tactical vehicles (as such term is defined in section 328(d)(8) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) for use in the execution of high-risk warrants, raids, or other law enforcement activities in which the danger to officers or civilians is determined to be significant; (ii) unmanned aerial systems other than-- (I) weaponized drones covered by Department of Defense Directive 3000.09; or (II) unmanned aerial systems from a covered nation (as such term is defined in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code) or manufactured or produced by a covered foreign entity (as such term is defined in section 936 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (49 U.S.C. 44801 note)). (iii) ballistic vests, helmets, and firearms; (B) train officers in counter-organized crime tactics and intelligence-gathering methods; and (C) hire additional law enforcement personnel for these specialized units, including personnel hired to fill positions made vacant by the reassignment of existing officers to such units;
This addition allows grant funds specifically for creating units focused on organized crime.
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34 U.S.C. 10381(c)
orThis change alters the list of prioritization criteria for grant applicants to include those in areas with high organized crime presence.
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34 U.S.C. 10381(c)
.→ ; orThis change allows for an additional criteria for prioritization in grant applications.
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34 U.S.C. 10381(c)
(4) from an applicant in a jurisdiction with a documented high presence of cartel, gang, or transnational criminal activity that certifies that the funds will be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (b)(25).
This addition creates a new funding criteria aimed at jurisdictions struggling with organized crime.
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor
- Mark Alford · Cosponsor
- Pat Harrigan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Harrigan, Pat Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Smith, Christopher H. Republican
- Alford, Mark Republican
Not signed on (544)
544 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 544 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 6911?
- HR 6911 is sponsored by Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Alford, Mark (Republican), and Harrigan, Pat (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 6911?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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