HR 8597
Policing Transparency Act
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Bill overview
The Policing Transparency Act aims to increase accountability and transparency in law enforcement by requiring states and local governments to report data on use-of-force incidents and maintain systems for sharing disciplinary records of officers. The Department of Justice will provide a one-time grant to help states establish these systems. Failure to comply with reporting requirements could result in reduced federal funding, and the bill also mandates the retention of disciplinary records for 20 years and requires agencies to consider these records when hiring new officers.
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