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H.R. 2927: Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019

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H.R. 2927: Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-22 · 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 2019-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · 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

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019

Plain summary

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques and require law enforcement to use such techniques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply with the training requirement. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to require law enforcement officers to use de-escalation techniques.

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Official text

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · 39 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] reported raising $1.3 million (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-hr2927 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116