Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Police Accountability Act of 2015
Subject: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Violent crime: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Police Accountability Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require a state or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, who engages in conduct in the line of duty that would constitute murder or manslaughter if it were to occur in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, to be punished as provided for that offense under federal law.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: March 31, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1102/all-info
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18 sponsors: Henry Johnson (D); Charles Rangel (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Keith Ellison (D); Bobby Rush (D); Karen Bass (D); Judy Chu (D); Bennie Thompson (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Barbara Lee (D); Lacy Clay (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Alcee Hastings (D); John Conyers (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Beto O'Rourke (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 31 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Feb 26 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 26 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 7 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
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