3.0.0 8500 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 8500.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H5640]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:04:30Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-10-23 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-10-23 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-11-16 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers News media and reporting Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2021-01-25T17:48:23Z Attacks on Free Press Transparency Act

This bill establishes an electronic system within the Department of Justice for members of the press to file complaints alleging misconduct by law enforcement agencies and officers.

Law enforcement agencies must respond to complaints within 60 days as a condition of receiving certain funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and participating in the Department of Defense program related to surplus military equipment (known as the 1033 program).

]]> Attacks on Free Press Transparency Act Display Title Attacks on Free Press Transparency Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Attacks on Free Press Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To establish an electronic system by which members of the press may file a complaint with the Department of Justice alleging misconduct by Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8500ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8500ih.xml 2020-10-01 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.