H.R. 8420 is a bill aimed at providing emergency supplemental funding for law enforcement agencies. It allocates $162 million for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The bill mandates that...
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H.R. 8420 is a plan to spend $162 million to help hire more police officers, but it's missing some rules about how to decide who should get the money and how they should spend it.