HR 5830 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014

Introduced Dec 10, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 10, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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IntroducedDec 10, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 - Requires a state to comply with the requirements of this Act in order for it, or a local governmental unit thereof, to be eligible to receive funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Directs the governor of a state to: (1) appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence on the state's behalf at a hearing before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to bring criminal charges against a law enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person and thereby causes his or her death; and (2) use a random process to select the special prosecutor from among the prosecutors in the state, excluding the prosecutors of the locality in which the death took place.

Requires: (1) the judge to issue the determination in writing and submit it to the chief prosecutor of the locality in which the death took place; (2) the special prosecutor, upon conclusion of the hearing, to submit written recommendations to such chief prosecutor, including regarding whether criminal charges should be brought against the officer; and (3) the court to remain open to the public in such hearing, except as determined appropriate by the presiding judge.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 10, 2014 to Dec 12, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Alan Grayson	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-MN	Keith Ellison	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay	Original	Dec 10, 2014
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Dec 11, 2014
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Dec 11, 2014
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Dec 11, 2014
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Dec 12, 2014

Actions 2

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Dec 10, 2014Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

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Dec 10, 2014Introduced in House

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