S. 3434 — COPS Counseling Act

Summary

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act

This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and
requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.

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H.R. 6694COPS Counseling Act
2020-05-01Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2020-03-11
Introduced in Senate
2020-03-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-05-14
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2020-05-14
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2464-2465)
2020-05-14
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2020-05-14
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2464-2465)
2020-05-15
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-05-15
Received in the House.
2020-05-15
Held at the desk.

COPS Counseling Act

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