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HR 5777 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Police Accountability Act of 2020

Introduced: June 4, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced in House
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Police Accountability Act of 2020

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.

What's happening now February 6, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 28
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 11, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 11, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 11, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 4, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 6, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 6, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 6, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5777/
MLA
"H.R. 5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5777/.
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H.R. 5777, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5777/.
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