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HR 1102 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Police Accountability Act of 2015

Introduced: February 26, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Accountability Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to require a state or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, who engages in conduct in the line of duty that would constitute murder or manslaughter 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 March 31, 2015

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1102: Police Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1102/
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"H.R. 1102: Police Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1102/.
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