To direct the Justice Department to pursue civil actions to eliminate patterns or practices of civil rights violations by police, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3799| House
| Updated: 9/28/2017
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (13)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Demanding Oversight from Justice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek a civil action to stop law enforcement officials responsible for the administration of juvenile justice from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives persons of their statutory or constitutional rights when DOJ has reasonable cause to believe such conduct has occurred. The bill requires DOJ to publish an annual report describing complaints received about unlawful law enforcement conduct and specified information, including an explanation of why DOJ did not initiate an investigation or civil action.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liabilityConstitution and constitutional amendmentsDue process and equal protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers
To direct the Justice Department to pursue civil actions to eliminate patterns or practices of civil rights violations by police, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3799| House
| Updated: 9/28/2017
Demanding Oversight from Justice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek a civil action to stop law enforcement officials responsible for the administration of juvenile justice from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives persons of their statutory or constitutional rights when DOJ has reasonable cause to believe such conduct has occurred. The bill requires DOJ to publish an annual report describing complaints received about unlawful law enforcement conduct and specified information, including an explanation of why DOJ did not initiate an investigation or civil action.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (13)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityConstitution and constitutional amendmentsDue process and equal protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers