US Congress House Bill 5067 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 76-3)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill permanently reauthorizes the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (Emmett Till Act) and expands the responsibilities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include the investigation and prosecution of criminal civil rights statutes violations that resulted in a death, regardless of when the violations occurred. (Currently, the Emmett Till Act is scheduled to expire at the end of FY2017 and such investigations are limited to violations that occurred before 1970.) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that all authorities with jurisdiction should: (1) coordinate information sharing; (2) hold accountable individuals who were perpetrators of, or accomplices in, unsolved civil rights murders; and (3) comply with Freedom of Information Act requests. In investigating a complaint, DOJ may coordinate activities with entities that DOJ determines to be appropriate. DOJ shall reopen and review cases closed without an in-person investigation conducted by DOJ or the FBI. DOJ must establish a task force to conduct a thorough investigation of Emmett Till Act cases. In an annual report to Congress, DOJ must indicate: (1) the number of cases referred by a civil rights organization, an institution of higher education, or a state or local law enforcement agency; (2) the number of such cases that resulted in federal charges; (3) the date any such charges were filed; (4) whether DOJ has declined to prosecute or participate in an investigation of a referred case; and (5) any activity on reopened cases. DOJ may award grants to civil rights organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities for expenses associated with investigating offenses under the Emmett Till Act.

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016

Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2016-05-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-04-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-04-26	House	Introduced in House

SB2854 (Same As) 2016-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-325.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5067/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5067/BILLS-114hr5067ih.pdf