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HR 5320 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations

Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019

Introduced: December 5, 2019 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2019

This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report to DOJ the amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program and certain information about participating defendants.

DOJ must make the information publicly available.

What's happening now January 30, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5320: Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5320/
MLA
"H.R. 5320: Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5320/.
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H.R. 5320, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5320/.
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[H.R. 5320: Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5320/)
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