HR 5320 · 116th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-12-05· Sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2020-01-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2019 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report to DOJ the amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program and certain information about participating defendants. DOJ must make the information publicly available.…

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