To temporarily deny Federal assistance to the City of Gretna Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Crescent City Connection Division Police Department in the State of Louisiana for their maltreatment of individuals seeking aid during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 6, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 2, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Calls for condemnation of actions of the City of Gretna Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Crescent City Connection Division Police Department in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (preventing civilians fleeing New Orleans from entering Gretna).
Makes the Gretna law enforcement agencies ineligible to participate in any federal program for one year. Requires: (1) the suspension of any federal license issued to those agencies during that time; and (2) such agencies to immediately return all federally-owned equipment in their possession or use.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Nov 2, 2005Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 530 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the actions of the Gretna Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department and all officers under their command who closed to foot traffic the Greater New Orleans Bridge in the af | Related bill | Feb 6, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Bridges
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Displaced persons
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Equipment and supplies
- Evacuation of civilians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-local relations
- Floods
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Licenses
- Louisiana
- Police
- Police brutality
- Police-community relations
- Right to travel
- Surplus government property
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2005Introduced in House
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