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Introduced
07/31/2020
07/31/2020
In Committee
08/03/2020
08/03/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide a grant for research and training in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research and training in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops. To be eligible for grants such institutions must (1) have an active research program or demonstrate that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and (2) partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with state and local police departments.
AI Summary
This bill, the Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2020 (BIAS Act of 2020), directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research and training on implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling during traffic stops. To be eligible for these grants, the institutions must have an active research program or be starting a new one to study implicit bias in this context, and they must partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and implement implicit bias training programs. The bill also requires the grant recipients to submit a report summarizing their research findings and recommendations for effective interventions and trainings. The bill authorizes $10 million per fiscal year to carry out these provisions, and it defines an "implicit bias training program" as one that addresses the unconscious attitudes, stereotypes, and lenses that can affect how people interact with one another.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (5)
Anthony Brown (D)*,
Salud Carbajal (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 08/03/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7897/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7897/BILLS-116hr7897ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7897/BILLS-116hr7897ih.pdf.pdf |
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