3.0.0 1124 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z House HR 2015-02-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:H.R. 1124.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1371]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-13T20:38:15Z Referred to 2015-02-26T15:02:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-31T21:08:57Z Referred to 2015-02-26T15:02:10Z 2015-08-13 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2015-03-31 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2015-02-26 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2015-09-30 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2015-10-01 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2016-07-14 False Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Crime victims Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military facilities and property Photography and imaging Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in House 2015-06-11T15:35:36Z Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2015 or the CAM TIP Act of 2015

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers.

Requires a grantee's body camera program to:

  • establish policies and procedures for when law enforcement officers should wear, activate, and deactivate such cameras;
  • ensure the protection of civil liberties of members of the general public;
  • limit the use of recordings of such cameras to monitor the conduct of law enforcement officers outside of their official interactions with the public;
  • develop standards regarding the effective body placement of such cameras;
  • describe best practices for receiving an accurate narrative from recordings;
  • establish procedures for collecting and storing recordings;
  • establish policies governing the availability of such recordings to the general public, to victims of crimes, and for internal use by law enforcement; and
  • have guidelines and training for law enforcement officers on the proper management and use of such cameras.

Requires grants to be awarded first to qualifying local governments with fewer than 100,000 residents, with any remaining funds awarded to other applicants on a pro rata basis.

Directs the Attorney General to study the cost to state and local law enforcement agencies of purchasing and using body-worn or similar cameras.

Establishes in the Department of Justice a task force to: (1) provide recommendations on community policing, (2) study the impact that citizen review boards could have on investigating cases of alleged police misconduct, and (3) conduct a survey to determine best practices and the effectiveness of the body camera requirement policy.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to report on the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program.

]]> CAM TIP Act of 2015 Display Title CAM TIP Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program providing for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CAM TIP Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1124ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1124ih.xml 2015-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. 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.