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HR 4049 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Photography and imaging

Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E988)
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019

This bill bars a federal prohibition on the use or wearing of body cameras by state or local law enforcement officers during joint operations with federal law enforcement officers.

What's happening now August 28, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4049: Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4049/
MLA
"H.R. 4049: Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4049/.
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H.R. 4049, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4049/.
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