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Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3873| Senate 
| Updated: 6/3/2020
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (7)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020 This bill establishes new requirements for existing grant programs to incentivize reporting on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Specifically, it requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, for an initial four-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may give preference to a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program grant applicant from a state that reports data on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Beginning in the fifth year, DOJ must reduce by 20% the COPS allocation of a state that fails to report such data.
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Timeline
Jun 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7188
Introduced in House
  • June 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 11, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7188
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7188: Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRacial and ethnic relations

Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3873| Senate 
| Updated: 6/3/2020
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020 This bill establishes new requirements for existing grant programs to incentivize reporting on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Specifically, it requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, for an initial four-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may give preference to a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program grant applicant from a state that reports data on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Beginning in the fifth year, DOJ must reduce by 20% the COPS allocation of a state that fails to report such data.
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Timeline
Jun 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7188
Introduced in House
  • June 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 11, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7188
    Introduced in House
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (7)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7188: Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthRacial and ethnic relations