JUSTICE Act

2/8/2022, 11:16 PM

Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act

This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.

Congress
116
Number
HR - 7278
Introduced on
2020-06-18
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/18/2020
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act

This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo improve and reform policing practices, accountability and transparency.
Policy Areas
Crime and Law Enforcement
Potential Impact
Academic performance and assessments•
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Advisory bodies•
Appropriations•
Assault and harassment offenses•
Community life and organization•
Congressional oversight•
Correctional facilities and imprisonment•
Crime prevention•
Crime victims•
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation•
Criminal justice information and records•
Criminal procedure and sentencing•
Detention of persons•
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use•
Elementary and secondary education•
Employee hiring•
Employee performance•
Employment and training programs•
Firearms and explosives•
Government information and archives•
Government studies and investigations•
Hate crimes•
Higher education•
Homelessness and emergency shelter•
Law enforcement administration and funding•
Law enforcement officers•
Mental health•
Minority employment•
Minority health•
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers•
Personnel records•
Photography and imaging•
Poverty and welfare assistance•
Racial and ethnic relations•
Sex offenses•
Smithsonian Institution•
State and local government operations•
U.S. Sentencing Commission•
U.S. history•
Violent crime

Comments

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary8/20/2021

Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act

This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state ...

Latest Action6/18/2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jur...