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National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020

Introduced: December 8, 2020 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Dec 8, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 8, 2020
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National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020

This bill establishes the National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board to, among other duties, investigate and report on deaths that occur in police custody, officer-involved shootings, and uses of force that result in severe bodily injury in police custody.

In addition, the bill requires states and local governments that receive certain Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to (1) allow findings and recommendations of the board to be admissible in court, and (2) report on actions taken to address the recommendations of the board. DOJ may reduce allocations to states and local governments that fail to comply with these requirements.

What's happening now December 9, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
Blumenauer, Earl
· Dec 10, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 10, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 10, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 10, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8903/
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"H.R. 8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8903/.
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