US Congress Senate Bill 1670 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 17 2012 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling. Requires state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Cops on the Beat Program to certify that they maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling and have eliminated any existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and contracts for the collection of data relating to racial profiling and for the development of best practices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling and for the implementation of this Act.

End Racial Profiling Act of 2011

Sen Cardin, Benjamin L.	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Blumenthal, Richard	Sen Boxer, Barbara
Sen Coons, Christopher A.	Sen Durbin, Richard	Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Sen Harkin, Tom
Sen Kerry, John F.	Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Levin, Carl	Sen Menendez, Robert
Sen Merkley, Jeff	Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Reid, Harry	Sen Stabenow, Debbie
Sen Udall, Mark	Sen Wyden, Ron

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
2011-10-13	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6481-6482)
2011-10-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-10-06	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6339-6340)

HB3618 (Related) 2012-01-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN01670:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1670is/pdf/BILLS-112s1670is.pdf