H.R. 6016 · 114th Congress
Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ted Poe
- Introduced
- 2016-09-13
- Latest action
- 2016-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016
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 certain information about participating defendants.
DOJ must publish the information.
Additionally, DOJ must reduce the grant allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.