US HB124 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

CAM TIP Act of 2017 Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to acquire, operate, and maintain body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers. Additionally, it establishes a task force in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide recommendations on community policing, including best practices for accountability and transparency. DOJ must study the cost to purchase and use body-worn cameras. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the Department of Defense Excess Personal Property Program.

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Title

CAM TIP Act of 2017 Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-21HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2017-01-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-01-03HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2017-01-03HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2017-01-03HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2017-01-03HouseIntroduced in House

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