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Corey Jones Act

Introduced: June 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E313)
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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Corey Jones Act

This bill establishes a new certification requirement for applicants for grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

Specifically, an applicant for grant funds under the COPS program must certify that no law enforcement agency receiving such funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 21, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 30, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 26, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 11, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 26, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1787: Corey Jones Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1787/
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"H.R. 1787: Corey Jones Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1787/.
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H.R. 1787, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1787/.
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