[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1676 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1676

   To amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
  Streets Act of 1965 to prevent motorist stops motivated by race or 
                              other bias.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
  Streets Act of 1965 to prevent motorist stops motivated by race or 
                              other bias.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FAIRNESS IN MOTOR STOPS.

    Section 1702(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Additional eligibility requirement.--In conjunction 
        with the application submitted under this section, an applicant 
        for a grant shall provide assurances to the Attorney General 
        that the applicant has adopted, implemented, and is enforcing a 
        policy that prohibits motorist stops motivated by race or other 
        bias.''.
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