S. 1938 · 116th Congress
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth
- Introduced
- 2019-06-20
- Latest action
- 2019-06-20 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on fair and impartial policing (e.g., diversity and anti-bias training), and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.