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US HR5777

US HR5777
Police Accountability Act of 2020


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Introduced
02/06/2020
In Committee
02/06/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.

AI Summary

This bill, the Police Accountability Act of 2020, establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter. Specifically, it amends Title 18 of the United States Code to provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by state or local law enforcement officers who work for public agencies that receive federal funding under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. The bill defines a "state or local law enforcement officer" as an employee of a state or local government with the authority to make arrests, carry firearms, and primarily engage in law enforcement duties.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (52)

Hank Johnson (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  André Carson (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Chuy García (D),  Al Green (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/06/2020)

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