I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 677 
To improve and reform policing practices, accountability and transparency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 
Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
WALTZ, Mr. STIVERS, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
GALLAGHER, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. 
BALDERSON, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. KATKO, 
Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. HILL, Mr. BACON, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. CRAWFORD, 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 
BURCHETT, Mr. STEWART, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. FOXX, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
Mr. CURTIS, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. ESTES, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. HERN, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. EMMER, Miss 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. UPTON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. REED, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and 
Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which 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 deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve and reform policing practices, accountability and 
transparency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities 
Everywhere Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘JUSTICE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act shall be as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORMS 
Sec. 101. George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act. 
Sec. 102. Breonna Taylor Notification Act. 
Sec. 103. Guidance. 
Sec. 104. Compliance assistance grants. 
Sec. 105. Incentivizing banning of chokeholds. 
Sec. 106. Falsifying police incident reports. 
TITLE II—BODY-WORN CAMERAS 
Sec. 201. Body-Worn Camera Partnership Grant Program. 
Sec. 202. Penalties for failure to use body-worn cameras. 
TITLE III—LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS RETENTION 
Sec. 301. Law enforcement records retention. 
TITLE IV—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF LYNCHING 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Findings. 
Sec. 403. Lynching. 
TITLE V—ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCA-
LATION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES AND DUTY TO INTER-
VENE TRAINING 
Sec. 501. Training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral 
health crises. 
Sec. 502. Training on duty to intervene. 
TITLE VI—NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Findings. 
Sec. 603. Establishment of Commission. 
Sec. 604. Purpose of the Commission. 
Sec. 605. Review, recommendations, and report. 
Sec. 606. Membership. 
Sec. 607. Administration. 
Sec. 608. Direct appropriations. 
Sec. 609. Sunset. 
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