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Union Calendar No. 287
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1443
[Report No. 106-517]
To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 1999
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
March 13, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mrs.
Christensen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kilpatrick, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran
of Virginia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney
of New York, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Owens
March 13, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
15, 1999]
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A BILL
To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT STUDY.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall conduct a
nationwide study of stops for traffic violations by law
enforcement officers.
(2) Initial analysis.--The Attorney General shall perform
an initial analysis of existing data, including complaints
alleging and other information concerning traffic stops
motivated by race and other bias.
(3) Data collection.--After completion of the initial
analysis under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall then
gather the following data on traffic stops from a nationwide
sample of jurisdictions, including jurisdictions identified in
the initial analysis:
(A) The traffic infraction alleged to have been
committed that led to the stop.
(B) Identifying characteristics of the driver
stopped, including the race, gender, ethnicity, and
approximate age of the driver.
(C) Whether immigration status was questioned,
immigration documents were requested, or an inquiry was
made to the Immigration and Naturalization Service with
regard to any person in the vehicle.
(D) The number of individuals in the stopped
vehicle.
(E) Whether a search was instituted as a result of
the stop and whether consent was requested for the
search.
(F) Any alleged criminal behavior by the driver
that justified the search.
(G) Any items seized, including contraband or
money.
(H) Whether any warning or citation was issued as a
result of the stop.
(I) Whether an arrest was made as a result of
either the stop or the search and the justification for
the arrest.
(J) The duration of the stop.
(b) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of its
initial analysis to Congress, and make such report available to the
public, and identify the jurisdictions for which the study is to be
conducted. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of the data
collected under this Act to Congress, a copy of which shall also be
published in the Federal Register.
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.
In order to complete the study described in section 2, the Attorney
General may provide grants to law enforcement agencies to collect and
submit the data described in section 2 to the appropriate agency as
designated by the Attorney General.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON USE OF DATA.
Information released pursuant to section 2 shall not reveal the
identity of any individual who is stopped or any law enforcement
officer involved in a traffic stop.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement
agency'' means an agency of a State or political subdivision of
a State, authorized by law or by a Federal, State, or local
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention,
detection, or investigation of violations of criminal laws, or
a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any
Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village,
or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to
exist as an Indian tribe.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.
Union Calendar No. 287
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1443
[Report No. 106-517]
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A BILL
To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 13, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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