3.0.0 7137 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z House HR 2020-06-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 105 (Monday, June 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 7137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).Further, this statement of constitutional authority is madefor the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XIIof the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall haveno bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H2377]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-08T13:00:20Z 2020-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Health personnel Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Mental health State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-06-08 Introduced in House 2021-08-17T12:55:47Z Police Reform Act of 2020

This bill requires states and local governments, as a condition of receiving funding under certain Department of Justice programs, to adopt use-of-force training policies that meet minimum standards, institute boards to review incidents of the use of deadly force and allegations of excessive force by law enforcement officers, revoke certifications of law enforcement officers who violate use-of-force standards, and require de-escalation and use-of-force training. In addition, the bill requires the development of a plan for a National Law Enforcement Academy to provide best practices training for local law enforcement officers.

]]> Police Reform Act of 2020 Display Title Police Reform Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program and associated grant programs by State and local government units that have failed to adopt use-of-force policies and other policies that meet minimum standards; require State and local government units that operate law enforcement training programs funded by the Byrne program and associated grant programs to train officers in de-escalation and mental health crisis intervention and to publicly disseminate use-of-force policies; to require the promulgation of protocols for the investigation and reporting of instances of the use of deadly force by Federal law enforcement officers; to provide for grants to community supervision offices for training in de-escalation techniques and to other personnel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Police Reform Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7137ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7137ih.xml 2020-06-08 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.