3.0.0 5830 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z House H HR 2014-12-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 5830.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States.[Page H9045]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-12-10T15:02:00Z 2014-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-12-10 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2014-12-10 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2014-12-10 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-12-10 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-12-10 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2014-12-10 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2014-12-10 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-12-10 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2014-12-10 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2014-12-11 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2014-12-11 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-12-11 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2014-12-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2014-12-10 Introduced in House 2015-01-15T22:59:30Z Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 - Requires a state to comply with the requirements of this Act in order for it, or a local governmental unit thereof, to be eligible to receive funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Directs the governor of a state to: (1) appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence on the state's behalf at a hearing before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to bring criminal charges against a law enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person and thereby causes his or her death; and (2) use a random process to select the special prosecutor from among the prosecutors in the state, excluding the prosecutors of the locality in which the death took place.

Requires: (1) the judge to issue the determination in writing and submit it to the chief prosecutor of the locality in which the death took place; (2) the special prosecutor, upon conclusion of the hearing, to submit written recommendations to such chief prosecutor, including regarding whether criminal charges should be brought against the officer; and (3) the court to remain open to the public in such hearing, except as determined appropriate by the presiding judge.

]]> Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 Display Title Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To provide that in the case of a law enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person, and thereby causes the death of that person, a hearing shall be conducted before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for the State to bring criminal charges against the law enforcement officer relating to the death of the person, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5830ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5830ih.xml 2014-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.