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HR 6217 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Police Protection Act of 2016

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Oct 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Protection Act of 2016

This bill requires federal law enforcement officers to report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) facts and circumstances surrounding an individual's injury or death while in custody. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine and three-year mandatory minimum prison term—on a federal law enforcement officer who knowingly fails to submit a report or submits a false report.

Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under specified grant programs to enact a law that requires state or local law enforcement officers to submit substantially similar reports. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of specified grant program funds for a state or local government that fails to enact such law.

What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6217: Police Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6217/
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"H.R. 6217: Police Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6217/.
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H.R. 6217, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6217/.
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