Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act
Summary
Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement Act This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement. The bill sets forth the duties of the office, including investigating racial profiling, officer misconduct, use of force, use of deadly force, or pattern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct involving federal law enforcement agencies or officers; and use-of-deadly-force cases referred by state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to have in effect a law establishing a process by which use-of-deadly-force cases can be referred to the office for investigation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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