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S. 5545

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A bill to provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 24, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
September 24, 2026
Cosponsors (10)
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This bill creates a federal grant program to encourage states to adopt two police reform measures. First, states must require all law enforcement officers and academy recruits to complete annual training on fair and impartial policing, including at least eight hours initially and four hours yearly thereafter, covering topics like anti-bias training, de-escalation tactics, and crisis intervention. Second, states must enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution of deadly force incidents involving police officers, which can be accomplished through various methods such as civilian review boards, state attorneys general, special prosecutors, or agreements with outside law enforcement agencies. States that comply with these requirements become eligible for federal grants on a year-by-year basis, with a 240-day initial compliance deadline that can be extended by 120 additional days for good faith efforts. States that fail to maintain compliance lose their grant eligibility for the following fiscal year, and the Department of Justice Inspector General will audit participating states to verify they meet the training standards.

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