HR 6216
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Photography and imaging
State and local government operations
Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2016
Introduced: September 28, 2016
Introduced by:
Veasey, Marc A.
Democratic
· Texas
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2016
This bill requires a state that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for law enforcement activities to require state and local law enforcement agencies to submit investigation records pertaining to an individual's injury or death by a law enforcement officer or while in the custody of a law enforcement agency.
DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of grant funds for a state or local government that fails to comply.
The bill appropriates additional FY2017 funds for Community Oriented Policing Services grants to acquire body-worn cameras.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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