US Congress House Bill 5779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-06 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Conditions a state or local government's receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program on the state's compliance with certain requirements following an incident involving the use of deadly force by a local law enforcement officer that results in a person's death. Specifically, the governor must appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to criminally charge the law enforcement officer. The hearing must be open to the public.

Grand Jury Reform Act of 2020

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5779/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5779/BILLS-116hr5779ih.pdf