S. 738 · 117th Congress · Senate

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 11, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 11, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 11, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

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