H.R. 1933: End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
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H.R. 1933: End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-22 · 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 2015-04-22 · 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 2015
Plain summary
End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling. Requires 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. 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 the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling and for the implementation of this Act.
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End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 103 cosponsors
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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Al Green (D-TX), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA) and 43 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1933.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114