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HR 8908 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020

Introduced: December 15, 2020 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 9, 2020
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Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Justice to collect and make publicly available certain information from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies about allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers, including the amounts of any relevant settlements. It also directs the Government Accountability Office to study costs and other issues related to such misconduct.

What's happening now December 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 16, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 16, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 15, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 15, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Dec 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8908/
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"H.R. 8908: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8908/.
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H.R. 8908, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8908/.
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