Bill113th Congress

H.R. 838

Racial Profiling Prevention Act

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Introduced
Feb 26, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2013

Sponsor

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Democrat·DC
Bioguide ID: N000147
First Name: ELEANOR
Middle Name: HOLMES
Last Name: NORTON
By Request: N
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Committees
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Actions
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Amendments
0
Related Bills
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Subjects
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
838
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 26, 2013
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Is Law
No
Feb 27, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Source: House committee actions

Feb 26, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Source: House floor actions

Feb 26, 2013IntroReferralB00100

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E195-196)

Source: Library of Congress

Feb 26, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

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Feb 26, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Feb 26, 20130

Racial Profiling Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial profiling) of the driver or passengers in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on federal-aid highways; and (2) allows and maintains public inspection statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a federal-aid highway regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver and any passengers. Requires grant-receiving states to provide assurances to the Secretary that they are undertaking activities to comply with such requirements.

Requires a state to use such grants for the costs of: (1) collecting, maintaining, and evaluating the results of data on traffic stops; and (2) activities to comply with the requirements of this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall alter the manner in which a state or local law enforcement officer considers race or ethnicity whenever there is trustworthy information that links persons of a particular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal incident, scheme, or organization.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House· Standing
Census and government statisticsFreedom of informationGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersRacial and ethnic relationsRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation programs funding

Introduced in House

Feb 26, 2013

Racial Profiling Prevention Act — Informed