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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to impose certain additional requirements on applicants for COPS grants, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-158| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2017
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Corey Jones Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require an applicant under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to certify that no law enforcement agency that receives COPS grant funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle. The Department of Justice may not waive this so-called plainclothes certification requirement. If a law enforcement officer's conduct violates the plainclothes certification and results in serious injury or death of a person, then that person may bring a civil action against the law enforcement officer and any state, local, or tribal government that is a COPS program grantee and has direct authority over such officer.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to impose certain additional requirements on applicants for COPS grants, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-158| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2017
Corey Jones Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require an applicant under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to certify that no law enforcement agency that receives COPS grant funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle. The Department of Justice may not waive this so-called plainclothes certification requirement. If a law enforcement officer's conduct violates the plainclothes certification and results in serious injury or death of a person, then that person may bring a civil action against the law enforcement officer and any state, local, or tribal government that is a COPS program grantee and has direct authority over such officer.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers