Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 11, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2021 to Mar 18, 2021; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 18, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1337 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| S 1938 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Jun 20, 2019 |
| S 4844 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2024 | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 30, 2024 |
| S 5545 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 24, 2026 |
| HR 10653 | Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 1, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
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