HR 8597
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Personnel records
State and local government operations
Policing Transparency Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Policing Transparency Act
This bill requires states and local governments, in order to receive certain federal funds, to (1) report annually to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on use-of-force events by law enforcement officers resulting in fatalities, serious bodily injuries, and firearm discharges; and (2) maintain a system for sharing disciplinary records of law enforcement officers.
The bill also requires the Department of Justice to award a one-time grant to each state for establishing the systems for sharing disciplinary records.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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