Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8043
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-06-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used to establish task forces to promote effective partnerships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8043 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2022 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 2022 . 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. .