3.0.0 2138 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z Senate S S 2005-12-16 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-16T23:58:41Z 2005-12-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13805-13808) IntroReferral 2005-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13804-13805) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-12-16 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-12-16 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-12-16 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-12-16 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-12-16 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-12-16 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-12-16 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-12-16 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-12-16 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-12-16 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-12-16 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-08-03 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Community policing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Department of Justice Discrimination in criminal justice administration Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Injunctions Law Legal fees Minorities Police training Racial discrimination Searches and seizures Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-30T15:11:32Z End Racial Profiling Act of 2005 or ERPA - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Authorizes the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief in state court or U.S. district court. Makes proof that the routine or spontaneous investigatory activities of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction have had a disparate impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities prima facie evidence of a violation. Authorizes the court to allow a prevailing plaintiff attorney's fees under specified circumstances.

Directs federal law enforcement agencies to: (1) cease practices that permit racial profiling; and (2) maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling.

Requires applications for funding under the Byrne or Cops on the Beat program to include a certification that the applicant: (1) maintains adequate policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and (2) does not engage in any practices that permit racial profiling.

Requires applicants to establish an administrative complaint procedure or independent auditor program. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a demonstration project to collect data on hit rates for stops and searches.

Authorizes the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to make grants to develop and implement best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling.

Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

]]> End Racial Profiling Act of 2005 Display Title End Racial Profiling Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced End Racial Profiling Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced ERPA Introduced in Senate 2005-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2138is/xml/BILLS-109s2138is.xml 2005-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13805-13808) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.