US Congress House Bill 5753 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for research, training, and acquiring non-lethal force methods. This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish the Office of Non-Lethal Technologies and Techniques to coordinate, develop, and refine non-lethal technologies and techniques. It authorizes the office to award matching grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to purchase non-lethal force technologies and to promote and train officers in the use of non-lethal technologies, strategies, and techniques. The General Services Administration must identify savings to offset the cost of the grant program.

To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for research, training, and acquiring non-lethal force methods.

Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]

Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-07-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5753/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5753/BILLS-114hr5753ih.pdf