National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2025
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Latest Action · May 29, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
H.R. 3652 creates an independent, 8-member National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board to investigate police brutality incidents including deaths in custody, officer-involved shootings, and uses of force causing severe injury, with investigators stationed in regional offices across all states. The President appoints board members with Senate confirmation, requiring balanced partisan representation and expertise in civil rights law, psychology, and conflict resolution, and the board has authority to inspect evidence, test weapons, and order autopsies. The board must file annual reports to Congress and provide family support services and mental health care to victims and their families, while recipients of the board's recommendations must respond formally within 90 days. The bill establishes federal oversight through the Inspector General and Comptroller General and creates financial incentives for compliance by conditioning federal law enforcement grants on states adopting the board's recommendations and submitting annual compliance reports, with non-compliant jurisdictions facing 1 to 10 percent reductions in federal funding. The legislation also restricts public access to police body camera and dashboard footage in court proceedings while allowing the board to use such recordings in its safety recommendations.
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