3.0.0 7784 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z House HR 2020-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 131 (Friday, July 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss RICE of New York:H.R. 7784.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3859]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2020-10-06T21:25:46Z Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:31:56Z Referred to 2020-07-24T13:00:40Z 2020-10-06 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 N P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-07-24 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mental health Photography and imaging Racial and ethnic relations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-07-24 Introduced in House 2021-09-24T15:08:46Z VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act

This bill updates the staffing and responsibilities of police forces of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to ensure that each of its police forces designates an employee to serve as a point of contact for its employees and the public regarding (1) statistical information (e.g., the use of force and weapons discharge), (2) complaints and investigations regarding officers at the facility, and (3) the provision of information to a person regarding personal arrest or other police matters.

The bill also requires the VA to provide information on the public websites of police facilities regarding specified statistical information and directions on how to contact the point of contact or receive information about specific matters.

The VA must provide annual training on (1) recognizing, defining, understanding, and avoiding racial profiling and implicit bias and best practices regarding the duty to intervene; and (2) preventing suicide among the population served by police officers.

Finally, the bill requires VA police officers to wear body cameras that have a field of view at least as broad as the officers' vision and capture footage of the officers' activities. The audio and video of the camera must be activated whenever an officer is responding to a call for service or other stop, except in situations where it is impossible or dangerous for the officer to do so. The VA's guidance on body cameras must be made publicly available.

]]> VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act Display Title VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the staffing, transparency, and accountability of the law enforcement operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7784ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7784ih.xml 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight 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.