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HR 3908 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Racial and ethnic relations

Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act

Introduced: January 16, 2014 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 16, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 16, 2014
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 March 20, 2014

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3908: Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3908/
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"H.R. 3908: Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3908/.
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H.R. 3908, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3908/.
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