Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Posturing by Democrats in more "feel good" legislation that doesn't serve a purpose. Law enforcement officers who commit crimes are charged with the applicable statutes. Grandstanding for votes!
Title: Police Accountability Act of 2020
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Violent crime
Description: Establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 6, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5777/all-info
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52 sponsors: Henry Johnson (D); Lacy Clay (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Bennie Thompson (D); Frederica Wilson (D); G. Butterfield (D); James Clyburn (D); Cedric Richmond (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Ayanna Pressley (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Bobby Rush (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Eddie Johnson (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Andre Carson (D); Judy Chu (D); David Cicilline (D); Katherine Clark (D); Debra Haaland (D); Steven Horsford (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Barbara Lee (D); Gwen Moore (D); Donald Payne (D); Terri Sewell (D); Don Beyer (D); Lori Trahan (D); Joseph Kennedy (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Kathy Castor (D); Denny Heck (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Eliot Engel (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Katie Porter (D); Mark Pocan (D); Anthony Brown (D); Michael San Nicolas (D); David Scott (D); Al Green (D); Ro Khanna (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); David Trone (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Jesus Garcia (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 6 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 8 2020 | 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: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill