3.0.0 3028 2023-01-11T13:30:31Z 2023-01-11T13:30:31Z House HR 2015-07-10 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 107 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JEFFRIES:H.R. 3028.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Const. Art. II, Sec. 3, Cl. 3 (``[The President] shalltake Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]''); and USConst. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 (``Congress shall have thepower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution . . . all other Powersvested in this Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''). Thisbill would instruct the Attorney General to give preferentialtreatment to police forces that meet certain criteria whendistributing grant money, therefore this bill is a validexercise of Congressional authority per the Necessary andProper Clause provided the Attorney General's duties, as anagent of the President, to enforce federal law and punishcriminal wrongdoing.[Page H5089]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-29T18:52:57Z Referred to 2015-07-10T13:01:00Z 2015-07-29 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 N L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-07-10 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-07-10 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2015-07-10 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-07-10 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-07-10 True Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Freedom of information Law enforcement administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-07-10 Introduced in House 2016-07-25T22:04:20Z Grand Jury Transparency Act

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Department of Justice to give preferential treatment to applications for public safety and community policing grants from jurisdictions that have a law or ordinance to make grand jury transcripts and other records publicly available.

]]> Grand Jury Transparency Act Display Title Grand Jury Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Attorney General may give preferential consideration for grants under part Q of title I of that Act to applications from jurisdictions which have in place laws or ordinances to make available to the public grand jury transcripts and other records considered by grand juries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Grand Jury Transparency Act Introduced in House 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3028ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3028ih.xml 2015-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.