Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2018
Latest action · May 10, 2018 Received in the Senate and 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 26, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report to DOJ the amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program and certain information about participating defendants.
DOJ must publish the information.
Additionally, DOJ must reduce the grant allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 175 | On Passage | Passed221–197 | May 9, 2018 |
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to Apr 26, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jun 22, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jun 29, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jul 13, 2017 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Nov 7, 2017 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Karen C. Handel | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Dec 18, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Dec 18, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 26, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 26, 2017Markup Mar 7, 2018Reported Apr 27, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2017 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 10, 2018 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 9, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 872. (consideration: CR H3857-3864; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3857-3858)
- May 9, 2018Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5645, H.R. 2152 and S.J. Res. 57. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5645 under a structured rule, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2152 under a closed rule, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule also provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 57 under a closed rule with one motion to commit.
- May 9, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2152.
- May 9, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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 H3857–H3865Text printed H3857Recorded votes H3864enact | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Clay Higgins R-LA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | May 9, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3790–H3797Text printed H3790Amendments H3794Recorded votes H3796consideration (H. Res. 872), previous question | Ken Buck R-CO, Norma J. Torres D-CA (amendment) | May 8, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 5, 2018H.R. 2152, Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 7, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 71, April 26, 2017, page H2897.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 578 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 872, the amendment in the nature of a substitute was considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2018Referred in Senate
- May 9, 2018Engrossed in House
- Apr 27, 2018Reported in House
- Apr 26, 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.
