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Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

Introduced: January 14, 2019 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that do the following: (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on diversity and sensitivity, and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 77
All 77 Democratic 67
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 22, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 22, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 8, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 8, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 8, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 4, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 4, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 4, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 4, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 4, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 11, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Mar 4, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 19, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 5, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 29, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 16, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 14, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 11, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 8, 2019
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