The U.S. Senate passed an $8.3 billion funding bill to help state and local governments combat the fast spreading coronavirus.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky signed into law a bill that requires school resource officers to carry a firearm.

The Ohio House passed House Bill 308, which allows peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers who have PTSD due to employment to be eligible for compensation and benefits regardless if they already suffer from an accompanying injury or not.

Legislation introduced by representatives from the House Committee on Homeland Security would authorize a new grant program at DHS to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities on state and local government networks.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has included legislation in his FY2021 Executive Budget to expand protections for transportation workers against physical attacks.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, introduced a bill to reform Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and prevent abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Oklahoma Sen. Weaver, R-Moore has authored Senate Bill 1290, the Medical Care Provider Protection Act, to protect medical professionals.

The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has partnered with Florida State Sen. Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) and Florida State Rep. Michael Beltran (R-Tampa), to address violence against transit employees and other uniformed public servants throughout the state.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced that 69 public, private and independent schools across Vermont have been awarded funds to make safety improvements to school infrastructure.

Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-2), Chairwoman of the Oversight, Management and Accountability Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve border security through enhanced detection technology at land ports of entry.