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HR 1913 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Racial and ethnic relations

Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act

Introduced: May 13, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require states and local governments receiving grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to implement policy, practice, and system improvement strategies to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among individuals who come into contact with or are under the supervision of the criminal justice system, without establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas.

What's happening now July 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1913: Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1913/
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"H.R. 1913: Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1913/.
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H.R. 1913, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1913/.
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