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HR 6762 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act

Introduced: February 18, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act

This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement. The bill sets forth the duties of the office, including investigating

  • racial profiling, officer misconduct, use of force, use of deadly force, or pattern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct involving federal law enforcement agencies or officers; and
  • use-of-deadly-force cases referred by state and local law enforcement agencies.

The bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to have in effect a law establishing a process by which use-of-deadly-force cases can be referred to the office for investigation.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 7, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6762: Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6762/
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"H.R. 6762: Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6762/.
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H.R. 6762, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6762/.
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