Under Color of Law Accountability Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Under Color of Law Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Transportation, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id701031b3d6da460fafbd368596c0f796: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Under Color of Law Accountability Act.
- Section id9854e60bb4a04e65ac409b3b5f672201: 2. Prohibiting excessive force, theft, and obstruction by persons acting under color of law Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting...
- Section id201fe13b5ef141d7abad8106c39dd142: 1641. Prohibiting excessive force by persons acting under color of law It shall be unlawful for any person to, acting under color of law, cause bodily injury...
- Section idf509a1c303b3466b991c9c8a08538f5a: 1642. Prohibiting theft of money, personal property, controlled substances, and contraband by persons acting under color of law It shall be unlawful for any...
- Section id18c8ebc2b8f545f688efa1e282d43d5b: 1643. Prohibiting obstruction undertaken under color of law It shall be unlawful for any person, acting under color of law, to knowingly, and with the intent...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Under Color of Law Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, Under Color of Law Accountability Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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