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Senate Bill 855
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 25, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 25, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
855
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019

This bill makes it unlawful for a federal law enforcement officer to engage in a sexual act while acting under color of law or with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or in custody.

Consent is not a defense to prosecution for unlawful conduct. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that have in effect similar laws. Grants must be used for the same purposes as formula grants under the STOP Violence Against Women Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 25, 2019
Related Bills (6)
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
164
Sponsorship
House Bill 7278
JUSTICE Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
49
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3985
A bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
Introduced
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
14
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2920
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Nov 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
47
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2843
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Apr 04, 2019
Passed House
168
Sponsorship
House Bill 1585
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Active
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Mar 06, 2019
Introduced in House
41
Sponsorship
House Bill 1574
Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
03/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
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Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:17:21 PM
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