Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5537
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-17
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: 2018-04-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong></strong></p> <p> <p> <b>Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2018</b> <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to establish a task force to identify the best ways to create an effective partnership between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5537 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2018 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 2018 . 2. Use of funds to establish task forces Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) 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. .