HR 124
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military facilities and property
Photography and imaging
CAM TIP Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jan 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 3, 2017
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.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017 or the CAM TIP Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to acquire, operate, and maintain body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers.
Additionally, it establishes a task force in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide recommendations on community policing, including best practices for accountability and transparency.
DOJ must study the cost to purchase and use body-worn cameras.
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1