H.R. 2851: End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

Plain summary

End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Defines "racial profiling" to mean the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religion in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial investigatory activity, except when there is trustworthy information relevant to the locality and timeframe that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Authorizes the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling to enforce this Act in a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires: (1) federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling; and (2) state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Cops on the Beat Program to certify that they maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling and have eliminated any existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling. Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations to ensure that administrative complaint procedures and independent audit programs provide an appropriate response to allegations of racial profiling by law enforcement agents or agencies. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and contracts for the collection of data relating to racial profiling and for the development of best practices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. Requires: (1) the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling, and (2) the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics to analyze the data collected for any statistically significant disparities. Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

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Official text

End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 61 cosponsors

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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Adam Smith (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and 1 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2851.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2851 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113