US HB4249 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - 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]
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - 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]
Summary
Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to create within the Special Litigation Section of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Civil Rights Division an Office of Police Agency Investigations to investigate alleged patterns or practices of police conduct that violate constitutional rights. Additionally, it amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include complying with a judgment or consent decree pursuant to a pattern-or-practice investigation. DOJ may award additional grants to COPS grant recipients to comply with such judgments or consent decrees.
Title
Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] |
| Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] |
| Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2015-12-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2015-12-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4249/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4249/BILLS-114hr4249ih.pdf |
