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H.R. 7278: JUSTICE Act

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H.R. 7278: JUSTICE Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

JUSTICE Act

Plain summary

Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, establishes a commission to study the conditions affecting Black men and boys, and establishes best practices and training requirements.

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

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

JUSTICE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · 163 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Mike Rogers (R-AL), J. French Hill (R-AR), James Comer (R-KY), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) and 103 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] reported raising $2.6 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-hr7278 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116