3.0.0 1610 2023-01-11T13:30:40Z 2023-01-11T13:30:40Z Senate S 2015-06-18 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-18T15:22:17Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 114 1459 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Police CAMERA Act 114 1680 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 114 1933 HR 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 114 772 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Police CAMERA Act 114 877 S 2015-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 114 1056 S 2015-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2015 114 1255 HR 2015-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS RESET Act 114 2153 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS RESET Act 114 1138 S 2015-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-06-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4302) IntroReferral 2015-06-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-06-18 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Customs enforcement Department of Justice Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Employment and training programs Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mental health Photography and imaging Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Right of privacy Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination U.S. Sentencing Commission Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-06-18 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-05T16:47:50Z Building and Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Opportunities and Racial Equality Act of 2015 or the BALTIMORE Act

End Racial Profiling Act of 2015

This bill prohibits racial profiling by federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agents or agencies.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) or an individual may bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief. Proof of disparate impact constitutes prima facie (i.e., sufficient) evidence of racial profiling.

This bills sets forth provisions to eliminate racial profiling, including creating administrative complaint procedures, increasing data collection, and making certain federal funds contingent on law enforcement agencies instituting appropriate policies and procedures.

Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2015 or the Police CAMERA Act

The DOJ Office of Justice Programs may award grants to states, local, governments, and Indian tribes to acquire body-worn cameras. Grant recipients must establish certain policies and protocols related to body-worn cameras.

Democracy Restoration Act of 2015

The bill prohibits denial of the right to vote in any federal election due to a criminal conviction, unless the individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution at election time. It also makes convicted felons eligible for federal jury service.

Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2015 or the RESET Act

The bill reduces the penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance by a person with one or more prior drug convictions. It establishes penalties for simple possession of a date rape drug, including flunitrasepam, by person with one or more prior drug conviction.

It eliminates the sentencing disparity between trafficking in powder cocaine and trafficking in crack cocaine.

]]> BALTIMORE Act Display Title BALTIMORE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement officers, promote accountability for State and local law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Police CAMERA Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill RESET Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced BALTIMORE Act Short Titles as Introduced Building and Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Opportunities and Racial Equality Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1610is/xml/BILLS-114s1610is.xml 2015-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4302) 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.