US Congress House Bill 306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-05 - 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]

National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2015 Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data pertaining to the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, which shall require: the collection of data on all instances wherein deadly force was used; the data to include information on the characteristics of the officer and the person who was the target of deadly force (excluding personally identifiable information), the alleged criminal activity of such person, when and where the deadly force occurred, the nature of the deadly force used, the law enforcement agency's explanation of why deadly force was used, any deadly force guidelines of the law enforcement agency in effect at the time, and any non-lethal efforts employed to apprehend or subdue the person before deadly force was used; a standardized form be made available to law enforcement agencies for the submission of data collected to the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics; and law enforcement agencies to maintain all data collected for not less than four years. Requires the Bureau to provide the data to Congress and make it available to the public. Restricts the disclosure of the name or identifying information of a law enforcement officer, a person who was the target of deadly force, or any other individual involved in any activity for which such data is collected. Directs the Attorney General to reduce by 10% the amount that would otherwise be awarded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to a state or local government that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act.

National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2015

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/306/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr306/BILLS-114hr306ih.pdf