HR 5537 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2018

Latest action · Apr 17, 2018 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 17, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2018

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to establish a task force to identify the best ways to create an effective partnership between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2018 to Apr 24, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 18, 2018
D-CARo KhannaApr 24, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 17, 2018
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 17, 2018

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House
  2. Apr 17, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E483)
  3. Apr 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Apr 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E483Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCApr 17, 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 62, April 17, 2018, page H3396.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5371Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2019Reintroduced BillJan 30, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize grantees of Department of Justice grants to set up task forces on policing in local communities, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2018

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House

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