Corey Jones Act
Latest action · May 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Corey Jones Act
This bill establishes a new certification requirement for applicants for grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
Specifically, an applicant for grant funds under the COPS program must certify that no law enforcement agency receiving such funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Aug 21, 2020; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jun 26, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Aug 21, 2020 |
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 Mar 14, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 3, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E313)
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E313 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Mar 14, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 46, March 14, 2019, page H2747.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 158 | Corey Jones Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 13, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to impose certain additional requirements on applicants for COPS grants, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Corey Jones Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
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