Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-5778House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Feb 6, 2020

Summary

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Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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