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S. 3063

Referred to Committee

Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

Introduced 12/17/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

12/17/2019 • Senate

Summary

Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified steps to address accreditation standards, management operations, and misconduct of law enforcement.

Specifically, it requires DOJ to develop uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and adopt policies and procedures to encourage law enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations.

The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants for studying law enforcement agency management and operations standards and developing pilot programs to address law enforcement misconduct.

DOJ must study the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the investigation and prosecution of complaints of law enforcement misconduct.

The bill also establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints of alleged law enforcement misconduct.

Law enforcement agencies must report data regarding practices on traffic violation stops, pedestrian stops, frisk and body searches, and use of deadly force.

Finally, DOJ must create a medallion for survivors of each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and memorialized on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

Introduced in Senate • 12/17/2019

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Administrative remediesChild safety and welfareCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeDetention of personsDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental health

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Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

Democrat • MD

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Originated in the Senate

Introduced

December 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in Senate12/17/2019

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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