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Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3063| Senate 
| Updated: 12/17/2019
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (1)
Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified steps to address accreditation standards, management operations, and misconduct of law enforcement. Specifically, it requires DOJ to develop uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and adopt policies and procedures to encourage law enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants for studying law enforcement agency management and operations standards and developing pilot programs to address law enforcement misconduct. DOJ must study the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the investigation and prosecution of complaints of law enforcement misconduct. The bill also establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Law enforcement agencies must report data regarding practices on traffic violation stops, pedestrian stops, frisk and body searches, and use of deadly force. Finally, DOJ must create a medallion for survivors of each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and memorialized on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7100: George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  • S 116-3912: Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Administrative remediesChild safety and welfareCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeDetention of personsDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthMonuments and memorialsPedestrians and bicyclingPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations

Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3063| Senate 
| Updated: 12/17/2019
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified steps to address accreditation standards, management operations, and misconduct of law enforcement. Specifically, it requires DOJ to develop uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and adopt policies and procedures to encourage law enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants for studying law enforcement agency management and operations standards and developing pilot programs to address law enforcement misconduct. DOJ must study the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the investigation and prosecution of complaints of law enforcement misconduct. The bill also establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Law enforcement agencies must report data regarding practices on traffic violation stops, pedestrian stops, frisk and body searches, and use of deadly force. Finally, DOJ must create a medallion for survivors of each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and memorialized on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (1)
Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7100: George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  • S 116-3912: Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesChild safety and welfareCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeDetention of personsDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthMonuments and memorialsPedestrians and bicyclingPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations