US Congress Senate Bill 1897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase body-worn cameras. The Bureau of Justice Assistance must give preference to grant applications from jurisdictions that: (1) have comprehensive policies and procedures related to implementation of a body-worn camera program, (2) have high percentages of officers without access to body-worn cameras, (3) have violent crime rates above the national average, and (4) agree to submit metrics on the use of body-worn cameras. To offset the cost, it requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations to limit administrative leave for federal employees to 20 days per year, unless approved individually by the agency head. The Office of Management and Budget must ensure each agency adjusts the number of authorized full-time equivalent employees to reflect lower personnel requirements due to increased available work hours per employee.

Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015

Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB3544 (Same As) 2015-10-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1897/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1897/BILLS-114s1897is.pdf