Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 20, 2019Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1938
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 20, 2019)
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.
What just happenedJun 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL](D-IL)Sponsor
22 cosponsors21 D1 I
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- Introduced in SenateJun 20, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 20, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate