provide $30 million to local law enforcement
Provide $30 million to local law enforcement to combat crystal meth.
Occurrences
The plan includes increased federal funding to local law enforcement agencies for their meth prevention and apprehension programs.
Evidence
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"PROVIDE $30 MILLION DOLLARS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: Schumer's plan would create new Crystal Meth Police Grants under the COPS Program which would provide 3 year grants to state and local law enforcement agencies with significant crystal meth problems from the Department of Justice to hire police officers who would form Crystal Meth Units and concentrate on eradicating meth abuse in their communities."
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"Through the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP), the COPS Office is also awarding $12 million to 12 state law enforcement agencies... State agencies are being awarded three years of funding through CAMP to support the location or investigation of illicit activities related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine."
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The FY26 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program is now open; COPS lists up to $13.5 million available, with awards to state law enforcement agencies.
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Schumer's plan would create new Crystal Meth Police Grants under the COPS Program and provide $30 million to state and local law enforcement agencies.
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Under Community Oriented Policing Services, Congress provided $52,556,000 for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and drug hot spots.
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The Senate agreed to the H.R. 4818 conference report; Schumer (D-NY) is recorded as Yea.
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Under Community Oriented Policing Services, Congress provided $63,590,000 for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and drug hot spots.
Assessments
Schumer promised a $30 million COPS-based law-enforcement funding stream to combat crystal meth. After the 2004 campaign, Congress enacted FY2005 COPS funding of $52.556 million for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and drug hot spots, exceeding the promised amount and matching the core substance of local law-enforcement anti-meth funding even if not under the exact proposed grant label. Schumer was serving in the Senate and voted for the conference report that became the enacted law, giving him direct legislative participation. Later COPS anti-meth grants are less relevant because the core promise had already been met.
Schumer’s 2004 campaign pledge was to provide $30 million through new COPS-based Crystal Meth Police Grants for local law enforcement. The evidence shows he publicly advanced that proposal during the federal Senate campaign, but it does not show that Congress enacted or DOJ delivered the promised $30 million program during the relevant term. A later 2020 DOJ COPS anti-meth grant announcement provided $12 million to state agencies as part of a broader $42 million package, not the specific $30 million local law-enforcement commitment, and the evidence does not connect that outcome materially to Schumer’s pledge. This supports credit for effort, but not fulfillment.
Schumer publicly proposed creating $30 million in COPS-based Crystal Meth Police Grants for state and local law enforcement during the 2004 federal Senate campaign context, but the supplied record does not show that this specific $30 million program was enacted or funded. The later DOJ COPS anti-meth awards in 2020 were smaller/different in structure and do not establish Schumer-specific delivery of the promised outcome. This supports credit for effort, but not fulfillment.