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HR 362 107th Congress House

Justice through Assured Knowledge and Enforcement Act

Official title: To ensure that law enforcement agencies determine, before the release or transfer of a person, whether that person has an outstanding charge or warrant, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional personnelCriminal justice informationCriminal justice information systemsDetention of persons
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 31, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Justice through Assured Knowledge and Enforcement Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for pre-release records check programs carried out by States. Requires that such a program: (1) prohibit a law enforcement agency from releasing a person from custody, or transferring a person into the custody of another such agency, unless that agency first carries out a pre-release records check; (2) prohibit that agency from releasing or transferring a person with an unresolved warrant or charge unless that agency first notifies the law enforcement agency initiating that warrant or charge that the person is in custody, provides such agency with a reasonable opportunity to resolve that warrant or charge, and notifies the law enforcement agency to which the person is to be transferred of such warrant or charge; and (3) subject an official responsible for violating such prohibitions to administrative discipline.

Prohibits a State that fails to implement such a program from receiving ten percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and requires such funds to be reallocated to States that comply.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 20, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 362: Justice through Assured Knowledge and Enforcement Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-362/
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"H.R. 362: Justice through Assured Knowledge and Enforcement Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-362/.
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H.R. 362, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-362/.
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