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Police Training and Accountability Act

Introduced: June 8, 2020 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 2020
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Police Training and Accountability Act

This bill provides for the establishment of minimum training standards for law enforcement officers.

Specifically, the bill requires the Civilian Commission on Modern Law Enforcement Training to establish a uniform training requirement, which must include standards pertaining to issues such as the use of force and implicit bias.

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Kildee, Daniel
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7136: Police Training and Accountability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7136/
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"H.R. 7136: Police Training and Accountability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7136/.
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H.R. 7136, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7136/.
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