United States · Bill · S
S. 3873 (116th)
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020
Introduced
3 June 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020 This bill establishes new requirements for existing grant programs to incentivize reporting on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Specifically, it requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, for an initial four-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may give preference to a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program grant applicant from a state that reports data on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Beginning in the fifth year, DOJ must reduce by 20% the COPS allocation of a state that fails to report such data.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2020
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2020
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3873
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3873