HR 7278 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2026

Introduced: January 30, 2026 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

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Jan 30, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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McClellan, Jennifer L.

Virginia · Jan 30, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 30, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7278: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7278/

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"H.R. 7278: Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7278/.

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H.R. 7278, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7278/.

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