HR 5778
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime
Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020
Introduced: February 6, 2020
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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