Justice Integrity Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 27, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to implement a plan for carrying out such pilot program.
Requires each U.S. attorney designated to implement a pilot program to appoint an advisory group consisting of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other individuals and entities who play an important role in the criminal justice system. Requires each advisory group to: (1) collect and analyze data on the race and ethnicity of defendants at each stage of a criminal proceeding; (2) seek to determine causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice process; and (3) submit to the U.S. attorney a report and proposed plan for addressing such disparities. Requires each U.S. attorney to annually evaluate the efficacy of a plan submitted by an advisory group.
Requires the Attorney General to: (1) prepare a comprehensive report on all advisory group plans and submit such report and plans to Congress; and (2) exercise continuing oversight of the criminal justice system to reduce unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities and improve such system.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2009 to Apr 15, 2010; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-78 | RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM332 pages | Judiciary Committee | Oct 29, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 495 | Justice Integrity Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Justice Integrity Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
