US SB4424 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.
Title
Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8301 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crime and law enforcement
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement administration and funding
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations
Violent crime
Crime and law enforcement
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement administration and funding
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4424/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4424/BILLS-116s4424is.pdf |
