HR 5778 · 116th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2020-02-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020 This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]MA
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ