H.R. 2302: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-13 · 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 2015-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 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

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015

Plain summary

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015 Requires states receiving funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, or the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to: (1) require all individuals enrolled in an academy of a law enforcement agency and all law enforcement officers of the state to fulfill a training session on sensitivity each fiscal year, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants; and (2) certify to the Attorney General that such training sessions have been completed. Subjects a state that fails to comply to a reduction of up to 20% of such funds that would otherwise be allocated to the state. Authorizes the Attorney General to waive such requirements if compliance would violate a state's Constitution. Directs the Attorney General to reduce by 20% the amount that would otherwise be awarded to a state or local government under such grant programs for a fiscal year if it fails to enact or have in effect by the end of the previous fiscal year a statute requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to conduct any criminal investigation and prosecution in which: (1) one or more of the possible defendants is a law enforcement officer, (2) one or more of the alleged offenses involves the law enforcement officer's use of deadly force in the course of carrying out that officer's duty, and (3) the law enforcement officer's use of deadly force resulted in a death or injury.

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Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 100 cosponsors

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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) and 40 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2302.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2302 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114