End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 22, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
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 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2015 to Jul 7, 2016; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Oct 5, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 7, 2016 |
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 Apr 22, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 22, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 S2541 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S868 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Feb 11, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8655 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4593 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Jun 24, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2662 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | May 6, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1610 | BALTIMORE Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2015 |
| HR 1933 | End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 | Related bill | May 15, 2015 |
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 2015
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
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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