US Congress House Bill 2927 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques and require law enforcement to use such techniques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply with the training requirement. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to require law enforcement officers to use de-escalation techniques.

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-05-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2927/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2927/BILLS-116hr2927ih.pdf