Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4049
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Law enforcement administration and funding

Photography and imaging
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill bars a federal prohibition on the use or wearing of body cameras by state or local law enforcement officers during joint operations with federal law enforcement officers.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Beyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that the head of a Federal agency may not prohibit State or local uniformed law enforcement officers from wearing or using body cameras on joint operations with Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allowing Body Cameras in Joint Task Forces Act of 2019 . 2. Use of body cameras in joint law enforcement operations permitted The head of a Federal agency may not— (1) prohibit State or local uniformed law enforcement officers from wearing or using body cameras on joint operations with Federal law enforcement officers; or (2) otherwise condition participation in such a joint operation on State or local uniformed law enforcement officers refraining from wearing or using body cameras.