HRES 243
104th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
California
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Evidence (Law)
Law
Perjury
Police
Police brutality
Police corruption
Police-community relations
Prosecution
Racial discrimination
Racism
Witnesses
Urging the prosecution of ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman for perjury, investigation into other possible crimes by Mr. Fuhrman, and adoption of reforms by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Introduced: October 24, 1995
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 24, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 24, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Los Angeles County District Attorney (DA) should file perjury charges against ex-Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman; (2) the DA, the Attorney General of California, and the Attorney General of the United States should file charges against Mr. Fuhrman for any other crime that tape recordings and other evidence sufficiently indicate he may have committed; and (3) the Los Angeles Police Department and Chief of Police should expedite any reforms proposed by the July 9, 1991, report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department (the Christopher Commission) endorsed by the Los Angeles voters in 1992.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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