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S 3909 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents Protest and dissent

Law Enforcement Identification Act

Introduced: June 8, 2020 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Law Enforcement Identification Act

This bill requires federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces engaged in crowd control, riot control, or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an act of civil disobedience, demonstration, protest, or riot to display clearly visible identifying information.

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4220 Related bill Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
  • HR 7719 Related bill Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
  • HR 7153 Identical bill Law Enforcement Identification Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 30, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 9, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2020
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 8, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 8, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 8, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 8, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 8, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 8, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 8, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 8, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 8, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 8, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3909: Law Enforcement Identification Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3909/
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"S. 3909: Law Enforcement Identification Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3909/.
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S. 3909, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3909/.
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