JUSTICE Act
USA116th CongressS-3985| Senate
| Updated: 1/1/2021
Tim Scott
Republican Senator
South Carolina
Cosponsors (48)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.
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Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S3114)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S3114)
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 126) entered in Senate.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 126. (CR S3170)
View VoteMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7956)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7972)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7985)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7995)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAssault and harassment offensesCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthMinority employmentMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsSex offensesSmithsonian InstitutionState and local government operationsU.S. historyU.S. Sentencing CommissionViolent crime
JUSTICE Act
USA116th CongressS-3985| Senate
| Updated: 1/1/2021
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S3114)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S3114)
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 126) entered in Senate.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 126. (CR S3170)
View VoteMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7956)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7972)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7985)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7995)
Tim Scott
Republican Senator
South Carolina
Cosponsors (48)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Crime and Law Enforcement
Related Bills
- HR 116-1636: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
- HR 116-8597: Policing Transparency Act
- HR 116-8088: To provide funding to law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
- HR 116-7907: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2020
- S 116-2163: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
- HR 116-3536: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
- S 116-2434: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2019
- HR 116-1574: Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
- S 116-488: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
- S 116-4064: Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2020
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAssault and harassment offensesCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthMinority employmentMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsSex offensesSmithsonian InstitutionState and local government operationsU.S. historyU.S. Sentencing CommissionViolent crime