Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 4, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply.
Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury. DOJ must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Apr 24, 2018; 96 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Apr 24, 2018 |
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 Apr 4, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E445)
- Apr 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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 H5185 | Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E445 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Apr 4, 2017 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 58, April 4, 2017, page H2697.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 814 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2017 |
| HR 2302 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jun 1, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability and paralysis
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Racial and ethnic relations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2017Introduced 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.
