End Racial Profiling Act of 2004
Latest action · Feb 26, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1688-1690)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Racial Profiling Act of 2004 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Authorizes the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief in State court or U.S. district court. Makes proof that the routine or spontaneous investigatory activities of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction have had a disparate impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities prima facie evidence of a violation. Authorizes the court to allow a prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees under specified circumstances.
Directs Federal law enforcement agencies to: (1) cease practices that encourage racial profiling; and (2) maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including the collection of data on routine investigatory activities, procedures for responding meaningfully to complaints alleging racial profiling, and procedures to discipline agents who engage in racial profiling.
Requires that an application by a State, local , or Indian tribal government for funding under the Byrne, Cops on the Beat, or Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program include a certification that such government: (1) maintains adequate policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and (2) has ceased any practices that encourage racial profiling.
Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States and specified entities to develop and implement best practice devices and systems to ensure the racially neutral administration of justice.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2004 to Jul 6, 2004, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 26, 2004 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | May 4, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1688-1690)
- Feb 26, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1688)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3847 | End Racial Profiling Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Apr 2, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Alien labor
- Arrest
- Block grants
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights enforcement
- Community policing
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal statistics
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ethnic groups
- Evidence (Law)
- Expert witnesses
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Freedom of information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government vehicles
- Governmental investigations
- Immigration
- Indian law enforcement
- Injunctions
- Judicial opinions
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Legal fees
- Minorities
- Pedestrians
- Police
- Police-community relations
- Prejudice
- Racial discrimination
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Searches and seizures
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transportation and Public Works
- Video tape recording
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