3.0.0 5320 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z House HR 2019-12-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 5320.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S.C. Article I, Section 8[Page H9295]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-30T21:59:25Z Referred to 2019-12-05T15:01:50Z 2020-01-30 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-12-05 Introduced in House 2020-01-06T15:16:39Z Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2019

This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report to DOJ the amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program and certain information about participating defendants.

DOJ must make the information publicly available.

]]> Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019 Display Title Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5320ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5320ih.xml 2020-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.