US S2355

Bill

End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2019

Introduced
07/31/2019

In Committee
07/31/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes. This bill establishes a framework to eliminate racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels. Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training, data collection, and complaint procedures. State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies must maintain similar policies and procedures as a condition of receiving funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program. To enforce violations, the bill authorizes civil suits by the Department of Justice and affected individuals.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a framework to eliminate racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels. Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training, data collection, and complaint procedures. State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies must maintain similar policies and procedures as a condition of receiving certain federal grants. The bill also authorizes civil suits by the Department of Justice and affected individuals to enforce violations, and provides for data collection and reporting requirements to help identify and address racial disparities in law enforcement activities.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (27)

Ben Cardin (D)*, Tammy Baldwin (D), Richard Blumenthal (D), Cory Booker (D), Sherrod Brown (D), Maria Cantwell (D), Chris Coons (D), Tammy Duckworth (D), Dick Durbin (D), Dianne Feinstein (D), Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Kamala Harris (D), Mazie Hirono (D), Tim Kaine (D), Amy Klobuchar (D), Ed Markey (D), Bob Menendez (D), Jeff Merkley (D), Chris Murphy (D), Patty Murray (D), Bernie Sanders (I), Tina Smith (D), Debbie Stabenow (D), Tom Udall (D), Chris Van Hollen (D), Elizabeth Warren (D), Ron Wyden (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 07/31/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2355/all-info

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2355/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2355/BILLS-116s2355is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2355/BILLS-116s2355is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1893	Next Step Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR4339	End Racial Profiling Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Related
HR7120	George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.	Related
HRes1017	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 51) to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1425) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5332) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to ensu	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S3912	Justice in Policing Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S697	Next Step Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related

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