HR 3028
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Freedom of information
Law enforcement administration and funding
Grand Jury Transparency Act
Introduced: July 10, 2015
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Grand Jury Transparency Act
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Department of Justice to give preferential treatment to applications for public safety and community policing grants from jurisdictions that have a law or ordinance to make grand jury transcripts and other records publicly available.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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