HR 1188 · in committee · major
Police CAMERA Act of 2025
- criminal justice
- government reform
What this bill does
- The bill provides federal grants to buy or lease body-worn cameras for police officers.
- States, local governments, and tribal law enforcement agencies are eligible to receive funding.
- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the grant program.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would federal grant funding for body cameras affect smaller rural police departments compared to larger urban agencies?
- 02
What evidence exists that body-worn cameras reduce complaints, improve accountability, or change officer behavior in practice?
- 03
Should the bill require specific policies about when cameras must record and how footage is stored, or should that be left to individual departments?
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Sponsor · D-TN-9
Steve Cohen
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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