Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5371
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-12-09
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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to establish a task force to promote an effective partnership between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 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 2019 . 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. .