End Racial Profiling Act of 2013
Latest action · Dec 9, 2014 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief.
Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling.
Requires 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.
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 the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling and for the implementation of this Act.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2013 to Dec 3, 2014; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jul 29, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 3, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2013 |
| Constitution Subcommittee | Hearings Dec 9, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2014Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3849-3850)
- May 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6373 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 8, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5474 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Sep 10, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8089 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Nov 18, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3849 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | May 23, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-515 | CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS1,303 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 10, 2013–Sep 11, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2851 | End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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.
