US Congress Senate Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2566-2567)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to implement a plan for carrying out such pilot program.Requires each U.S. attorney designated to implement a pilot program to appoint an advisory group consisting of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other individuals and entities who play an important role in the criminal justice system. Requires each advisory group to: (1) collect and analyze data on the race and ethnicity of defendants at each stage of a criminal proceeding; (2) seek to determine causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice process; and (3) submit to the U.S. attorney a report and proposed plan for addressing such disparities. Requires each U.S. attorney to annually evaluate the efficacy of a plan submitted by an advisory group. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) prepare a comprehensive report on all advisory group plans and submit such report and plans to Congress; and (2) exercise continuing oversight of the criminal justice system to reduce unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities and improve such system.

Justice Integrity Act of 2009

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]	Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-26		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2566-2567)
2009-02-26		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2565-2566)

HB1412 (Same As) 2009-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/495/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s495/BILLS-111s495is.pdf