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JUSTICE Act
2/8/2022, 11:16 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 7278
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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 7278
Bill HR 7278 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 18, 2020. Bill HR 7278 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on June 18, 2020.  Bill HR 7278's most recent activity was 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of June 18, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7278
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
163Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
162Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7278
Primary Policy Focus
Crime and Law EnforcementPotential Impact Areas
- 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
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7278
JUSTICE Act
To improve and reform policing practices, accountability and transparency.
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020
Breonna Taylor Notification Act of 2020
George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2020
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2020
JUSTICE Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 7278
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