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]
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.
Title
BIAS Act of 2020 Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
2020-07-31 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2020-07-31 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Transportation and public works
Transportation safety and security
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Transportation and public works
Transportation safety and security
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7897/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7897/BILLS-116hr7897ih.pdf |