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H.R. 125: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

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H.R. 125: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

Plain summary

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that do the following: (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on diversity and sensitivity, and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.

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Official text

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 114 cosponsors

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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bill Foster (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 54 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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr125 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116