Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2180
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-04-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization

Crime prevention

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Racial and ethnic relations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program by state and local governments for the establishment of a task force to identify the best ways to create an effective partnership between local law enforcement officers and the community those officers serve that reduces crime and increases trust.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize grantees of Department of Justice grants to set up task forces on policing in local communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2015 . 2. Use of funds to establish task forces Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3751(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) The establishment of a task force, composed of individuals with relevant experience or subject-matter expertise in law enforcement, civil rights, and civil liberties, which shall identify the best ways to create an effective partnership between law enforcement officers of a unit of local government and the community those officers serve that reduces crime and increases trust. .