HR 2851 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

Introduced Jul 30, 2013 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 30, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Defines "racial profiling" to mean the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religion in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial investigatory activity, except when there is trustworthy information relevant to the locality and timeframe that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme.

Authorizes the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling to enforce this Act in a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief.

Requires: (1) federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling; and (2) state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Cops on the Beat Program to certify that they maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling and have eliminated any existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling.

Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations to ensure that administrative complaint procedures and independent audit programs provide an appropriate response to allegations of racial profiling by law enforcement agents or agencies.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and contracts for the collection of data relating to racial profiling and for the development of best practices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. Requires: (1) the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling, and (2) the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics to analyze the data collected for any statistically significant disparities.

Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2013 to Dec 4, 2014; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MD	Donna F. Edwards	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MI	Gary C. Peters	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MI	John D. Dingell	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-GA	John Lewis	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MN	Keith Ellison	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-CA	Sam Farr	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Jul 30, 2013
D-WA	Adam Smith		Aug 1, 2013
D-TX	Al Green		Aug 1, 2013
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Aug 1, 2013
D-CA	George Miller		Aug 1, 2013
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Aug 1, 2013
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries		Aug 2, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Oct 23, 2013
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Oct 23, 2013
D-CA	Ami Bera		Dec 19, 2013
D-CA	Eric Swalwell		Dec 19, 2013
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Dec 19, 2013
D-VA	James P. Moran		Dec 19, 2013
D-MA	Joseph P. Kennedy III		Dec 19, 2013
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Dec 19, 2013
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly		Dec 19, 2013
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter		Sep 18, 2014
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene		Sep 18, 2014
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján		Nov 13, 2014
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez		Nov 13, 2014
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Nov 14, 2014
D-RI	David N. Cicilline		Dec 4, 2014
D-WA	Denny Heck		Dec 4, 2014

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 Jul 30, 2013
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Sep 13, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1158-1159)
Jul 30, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H7283	Steven Horsford D-NV	Sep 8, 2014
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1158	John Conyers, Jr. D-MI	Jul 30, 2013

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.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1038	End Racial Profiling Act of 2013	Related bill	Dec 9, 2014

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House

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