US Congress House Bill 1870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 100-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - 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]

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury. DOJ must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-04-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-04-04	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E445)
2017-04-04	House	Introduced in House

SB814 (Same As) 2017-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1870/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1870/BILLS-115hr1870ih.pdf