HR 2429 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act

Introduced 2021-04-08· Sponsored by Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2021-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish policies and procedures related to the accountability and staffing of its police force. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to publish specified summaries, statistics, and contact information related to the activities of VA police officers from the previous five-year period. The VA must ensure that each of its police forces is able to provide VA employees and members of the public who contact the force with contact information to directly contact the police force regarding the arrest, ticketing, detainment, use of force, or other police matters pertaining to the individual. The bill requires VA police officers to wear body cameras that record and store audio and video. Additionally, the VA's guidance on the use of body cameras must be made publicly available. Under the bill, the VA is required to track and analyze the following information regarding its police force: arrests made and tickets issued; prosecutions, ticketing, and other actions relating to such arrests; the use of force and weapon discharges; and complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions. …

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H.R. 2429, VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act

Jun 11, 2021

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans