IACP’s news digest, covering recent activities in Congress.
August 2010
House Appropriations Subcommittee Releases FY2011 Appropriation Amounts
In early July, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science passed its funding levels for FY2011—that is, amounts that will fund the Department of Justice in FY2011. The bill provides a total of almost $4 billion for state, local and tribal law enforcement activities. Read more »
August 2010
House Passes Mandatory Collective Bargaining Legislation
In early July, the House of Representatives passed the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (H.R. 413) by adding it to the War Supplemental Appropriations bill. H.R. 413 now heads to the United States Senate for consideration. The legislation is strongly opposed by the IACP. Read more »
August 2010
Supreme Court Overturns Chicago Handgun Ban
In early July, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the McDonald v. City of Chicago. The core issue in McDonald is whether the City of Chicago’s handgun ban was constitutional and whether the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms recognized by the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller (which overturned DC’s Handgun Ban) is incorporated—that is, whether it applies to restrict the actions of state and local governments. Read more »
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