White Supremacy in Law Enforcement Information Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1031
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-02-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Racial and ethnic relations

Subversive activities
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>White Supremacy in Law Enforcement Information Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to prepare and release an intelligence assessment describing the relationship between white supremacy and law enforcement. The assessment must include information on white supremacist links to and infiltration of law enforcement agencies. </p> <p>The bill also requires DOJ, in coordination with the FBI, to release (1) past intelligence assessments related to white supremacist links to and infiltration of law enforcement agencies, and (2) actions to address such links and infiltration.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1031 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mrs. Torres of California (for herself, Mr. Vargas , Ms. Meng , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Carson , Mr. Cooper , Ms. Norton , Mr. Takano , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Case , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Jayapal , and Mr. Espaillat ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to prepare and release an intelligence assessment on White supremacy in law enforcement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the White Supremacy in Law Enforcement Information Act of 2021 . 2. Release of FBI Intelligence Assessment (a) Release Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate committees in unclassified form, which may include a classified annex, and make available to the public in redacted form each intelligence assessment relating to White supremacist links to or infiltration in law enforcement prepared during the period beginning in 2006 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Action items Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate committees in classified form and make available to the public in redacted form each action taken to address the infiltration of White supremacists in law enforcement and White supremacist links to law enforcement agencies during the period beginning in 2006 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Assessment (1) In general The Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall prepare an intelligence assessment describing the relationship between White supremacy and law enforcement, including the infiltration of White supremacists in law enforcement agencies and White supremacist links to law enforcement agencies. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the intelligence assessment prepared pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to— (A) the appropriate committees in classified form; and (B) the public in redacted form. (d) Appropriate committees defined In this Act, the term appropriate committees means— (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (2) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (3) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.