3.0.0 4398 2021-04-19T17:33:32Z 2021-04-19T17:33:32Z House H HR 2012-04-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 4398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H1978]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-19T16:30:21Z Referred to 2012-04-18T14:01:30Z 2012-04-19 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2012-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2012-04-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E573) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Transportation and Public Works Census and government statistics Freedom of information Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Racial and ethnic relations Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2012-04-18 Introduced in House 2012-05-22T17:04:46Z Racial Profiling Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial profiling) of the driver or passengers in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on federal-aid highways; and (2) allows and maintains public inspection statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a federal-aid highway regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver and any passengers. Requires grant-receiving states to provide assurances to the Secretary that they are undertaking activities to comply with such requirements.

Requires a state to use such grants for the costs of: (1) collecting, maintaining, and evaluating the results of data on traffic stops; and (2) activities to comply with the requirements of this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall alter the manner in which a state or local law enforcement officer considers race or ethnicity whenever there is trustworthy information that links persons of a particular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal incident, scheme, or organization.

]]> Racial Profiling Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Racial Profiling Prevention Act Display Title Racial Profiling Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to States in order to prevent racial profiling. Introduced in House 2012-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4398ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4398ih.xml 2012-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.