3.0.0 7536 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z House HR 2020-07-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 7536.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3077]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-09T18:02:35Z 2020-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2020-07-09 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-07-09 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-07-29 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-07-29 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2020-08-18 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2020-08-18 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Evidence and witnesses Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-09 Introduced in House 2021-06-14T18:40:51Z State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020

This bill expands civil enforcement against state and local law enforcement agencies that engage in patterns or practices of conduct that violate constitutional or federal statutory rights.

Among other things, the bill

  • authorizes states to bring pattern-or-practice cases,
  • gives administrative subpoena power to states (and to the Department of Justice) in pattern-or-practice investigations, and
  • authorizes grants to help states conduct pattern-or-practice investigations.
]]> State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020 Display Title State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to permit the attorney general of a State to bring a civil action to eliminate a pattern or practice of violating rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7536ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7536ih.xml 2020-07-09 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.