119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 6579: Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill prohibits no-knock warrants, which generally permit law enforcement officers to enter a premises without first identifying their authority and purpose.
Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant. State and local law enforcement agencies that receive funds from the Department of Justice must execute warrants that require the serving officer to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joyce Beatty D-OHOriginal
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Maxwell Frost D-FLOriginal
- Al Green D-TXOriginal
- Robert Garcia D-CAOriginal
- Steven Horsford D-NVOriginal
- Glenn Ivey D-MDOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Sara Jacobs D-CAOriginal
- Jonathan Jackson D-ILOriginal
- Robin Kelly D-ILOriginal
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAOriginal
- Zoe Lofgren D-CAOriginal
- Summer Lee D-PAOriginal
- Kweisi Mfume D-MDOriginal
- Thomas Massie R-KYOriginal
- Lucy McBath D-GAOriginal
- LaMonica McIver D-NJOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Ayanna Pressley D-MAOriginal
- Delia Ramirez D-ILOriginal
- Lateefah Simon D-CAOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Shri Thanedar D-MIOriginal
- Nikema Williams D-GAOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
- Jesús García D-IL
- Julie Johnson D-TX
Who scored on this bill
- 1Morgan McGarvey SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Morgan McGarvey.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


