Category Archives: Police Misconduct and Brutality

Bill text: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that any legislation passed in the House of Representatives to remedy racial inequities in the United States, especially those present in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for Black women., 2020

To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes., 2019

Bill text: To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies., 2020

Bill text: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence., 2020

Bill text: To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to include the use of chokeholds and carotid holds as a deprivation of rights and as a punishment, pain, or penalty, and for other purposes., 2020

Bill text: To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies., 2020

Congressional Record: Al Green’s comments on the death of Sandra Bland, 2015

Congressional Hearing: Hearing before the Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to examine the adequacy of civil and criminal remedies for police misconduct and brutality against crime suspects., 1992

Congressional Record: Henry C. Johnson Jr.’s comments on the recent police killing of Eric Garner, 2014

Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on Criminal Justice to examine the nature and extent of police misconduct and violence, including issues involved in police use of firearms and other deadly force. Focuses on allegations of racially motivated police abuse and brutality against minority groups., 1983

Congressional Hearing: Continuation of hearings before the Subcom on Criminal Justice, in this volume held in Brooklyn, N.Y., to examine the nature and extent of police misconduct and violence., 1983

CRS Reports: Provides legal context for debate over police use of force in light of several high-profile police shootings and other law enforcement-related deaths. Examines constitutional rules governing use of force by the police, role of Congress in providing a remedy for violation of rules, and legislative proposals to reform these rules and remedies to rein in police use of excessive force and provide accountability., 2015

CRS Report: Provides brief overview of police-community relations and how the Federal Government might be able to promote more accountability and better relationships between citizens and law enforcement. Examines public perception of law enforcement in general, Federalism and Congressional control over State and local law enforcement policy, Federal efforts to collect data on law enforcement use of force, and Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to investigate law enforcement misconduct. Discusses DOJ role in improving police-community relations, and considers policy options for Congress., 2016

Hearing before the Subcom on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture to examine neighborhood crime reduction initiatives involving cooperation between community members and the police., 1992