3.0.0 7786 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 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 Mr. ROY:H.R. 7786.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3859]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-24T13:01:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-24T13:01:45Z RECLAIM Act 116 4266 S 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS RECOVERY Act 116 4537 S 2020-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2020-07-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-07-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary 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 R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 N B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-07-24 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-08-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Disaster relief and insurance Government liability Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Protest and dissent State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-24 Introduced in House 2022-06-16T13:31:31Z Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem Act or the RECLAIM Act

This bill provides for civil liability in certain instances against an official who recognizes a law enforcement-free zone and contains other related provisions.

The bill defines such a zone as an area that law enforcement is entitled to access but is instructed to not access or only access in exceptional circumstances, but generally does not include instances where law enforcement temporarily withholds from an area in response to an imminent threat.

An official shall be liable to a person who suffers certain physical harm or property damage from a third party's criminal act if, among other requirements, the official directed law enforcement to recognize a law enforcement-free zone and the criminal act and harm was foreseeable and occurred within the zone. An official who prohibits law enforcement from taking a law enforcement action that would prevent or mitigate physical harm or property damage related to a riot shall also be liable to a person who suffered harm or property damage caused during the riot, in certain instances.

The bill also provides for triple damages in certain instances for an individual who prevails in a civil rights lawsuit against an official who recognized a law enforcement-free zone or prohibited a law enforcement action related to a riot.

States and local government entities that receive certain law enforcement grants or disaster relief may not take certain actions such as (1) prohibiting law enforcement actions that would mitigate injuries to individuals or property from a riot, or (2) recognizing a law enforcement-free zone.

]]> RECLAIM Act Display Title RECLAIM Act Short Title(s) as Introduced RECLAIM Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide civil liability for injuries in law enforcement free zones, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7786ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7786ih.xml 2020-07-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.