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Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2019

Introduced: October 22, 2019 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2019

This bill reduces certain federal funding for law enforcement activities to jurisdictions that do not require their law enforcement agencies to provide the Department of Justice with relevant records and evidence concerning any investigation of a death or injury of an individual that was caused by a law enforcement officer or occurred in law enforcement custody.

What's happening now November 15, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4799: Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4799/
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"H.R. 4799: Preservation of Public Evidence Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4799/.
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H.R. 4799, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4799/.
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