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End Racial Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and procedures for handling complaints. Additionally, a state or unit of local government that receives grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing Services program must maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program. DOJ must withhold or reduce grant funds from a state or unit of local government that fails to comply. The bill authorizes grants to develop and implement: (1) programs to collect data on the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest; and (2) best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. DOJ must report annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

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John Conyers (D)*,  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  John Lewis (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  David Scott (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1498, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (on 03/08/2018)

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