President Biden signs Senators Coons and Fischer’s Recruit and Retain Act into law

WASHINGTON – This weekend, President Biden signed the bipartisan Recruit and Retain Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), into law. This bipartisan legislation will address staffing shortages nationwide by enhancing law enforcement departments’ access to hiring tools. Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus.

Congressmen Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) introduced the identical companion legislation in the House. The Recruit and Retain Act passed the Senate in July…

The Recruit and Retain Act has received national endorsements from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Major County Sheriffs of America, National Association of Police Organizations, National Sheriffs Association, R Street Institute, and the Peace Officers Research Association of California…

The full text of the law can be found here.

President Biden’s statement on the Recruit and Retain Act can be found here.