HR 4331 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Police Accountability Act of 2017

Introduced Nov 9, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 13, 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.

IntroducedNov 9, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Police Accountability Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state and local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2017.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-MN	Keith Ellison	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay	Original	Nov 9, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House

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