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H.R. 1498: End Racial Profiling Act of 2017

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H.R. 1498: End Racial Profiling Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-10 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1498, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1498, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

End Racial Profiling Act of 2017

Plain summary

End Racial Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and procedures for handling complaints. Additionally, a state or unit of local government that receives grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing Services program must maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program. DOJ must withhold or reduce grant funds from a state or unit of local government that fails to comply. The bill authorizes grants to develop and implement: (1) programs to collect data on the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest; and (2) best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. DOJ must report annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

End Racial Profiling Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 81 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Al Green (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 21 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1498 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115