Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 26, 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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019
This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques and require law enforcement to use such techniques.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply with the training requirement. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to require law enforcement officers to use de-escalation techniques.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Dec 9, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 4, 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 May 22, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
- May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 86, May 22, 2019, page H4120.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46530 | Police Reform and the 116th Congress: Selected Legal Issues | Report | Sep 16, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1159 | Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| HR 3060 | Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Jun 29, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that States and localities receiving grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program require law enforcement officers to undergo training on and thereafter employ de-escalation techniques to assist in reducing the need for the use of force by such officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced 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.
