US HB7897 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research and training in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops. To be eligible for grants such institutions must (1) have an active research program or demonstrate that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and (2) partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with state and local police departments.

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Title

BIAS Act of 2020 Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-08-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2020-07-31HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-07-31HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.

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