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HR 5831 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Police Accountability Act of 2014

Introduced: December 10, 2014 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 10, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to require a state or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives federal justice assistance, who engages in conduct that would constitute a federal crime of violence if it were to occur in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, to be punished as provided for that offense under federal law.

What's happening now December 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5831: Police Accountability Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5831/
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"H.R. 5831: Police Accountability Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5831/.
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H.R. 5831, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5831/.
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