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H.R. 4359: Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

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H.R. 4359: Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-17 · 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 2019-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · 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 Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

Plain summary

Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019 This bill establishes a framework to reduce the unnecessary use of force by law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, the bill limits the use of force by federal law enforcement officers. It prohibits the use of deadly force, except as a last resort to prevent imminent and serious bodily injury or death. It also prohibits the use of less lethal force, unless it is necessary and proportionate to effectuate an arrest. Finally, it limits the use of a justification defense for a federal law enforcement officer who is charged with murder or manslaughter. At the state and local level, the bill conditions eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program on the enactment of consistent limitations.

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Official text

Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · 84 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sean Casten (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 24 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] reported raising $15.3 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-hr4359 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116