Justice in Policing Act of 2020
This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to enhance transparency and data collection, and to eliminate discriminatory policing practices.
The bill facilitates federal enforcement of constitutional violations (e.g., excessive use of force) by state and local law enforcement. Among other things, it does the following:
The bill also creates a national registry—the National Police Misconduct Registry—to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct.
It establishes a framework to prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels.
The bill establishes new requirements for law enforcement officers and agencies, including to report data on use-of-force incidents, to obtain training on implicit bias and racial profiling, and to wear body cameras.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-20 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. | Senate |
| 2020-07-02 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2020-06-29 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 181 (Roll no. 119). (text: CR H2440-2453) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 236 (Roll no. 118). | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2504-2506) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stauber demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stauber motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike section 2 and all that follows of the bill and insert new text entitled, "George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act." | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Mr. Stauber moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H2491-2501) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with four hours of debate on H.R. 7120. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-25 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H2439-2503) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-24 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-19 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-19 | Discharge | Committee on Armed Services discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-434, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |