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Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

Introduced: June 4, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2020
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Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.

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 27
All 27 Democratic 21
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 11, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 15, 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
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · 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
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 6, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2020
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 6, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5778: Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5778/
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"H.R. 5778: Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5778/.
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H.R. 5778, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5778/.
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