S 4962
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Performance measurement
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Sound recording
State and local government operations
Police CAMERA Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1