United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5779 (116th)
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2020
Introduced
6 February 2020
Last action
6 February 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], David Scott, Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2020 This bill conditions a state or local government's receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program on the state's compliance with certain requirements following an incident involving the use of deadly force by a local law enforcement officer that results in a person's death. Specifically, the governor must appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to criminally charge the law enforcement officer. The hearing must be open to the public.
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Timeline
6 February 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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6 February 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Grand Jury Reform Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5779
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5779
- us · 116-hr-5779 · source updated 3 January 2025