S. 3985 · 116th Congress
A bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
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48 cosponsors · 48 R
46 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 17, 2020
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act
This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
Latest action (Jan 1, 2021): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7995)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 17, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML) · Embed in your story
Latest vote · Senate · Jun 24, 2020
Ending debate on taking up the measure (cloture) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell