ERPA

A bill to prohibit racial profiling.

12/13/2007--Introduced.
End Racial Profiling Act of 2007 or ERPA - Prohibits law enforcement agents or agencies from engaging in racial profiling. Defines "racial profiling" as the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial investigatory procedure. Allows the United States, or individuals injured by racial profiling, to bring civil actions for declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires federal law enforcement agencies to:
(1) maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling; and
(2) cease existing practices that permit racial profiling. Requires states, local governments, and Indian tribes applying for federal law enforcement assistance grants to certify that they:
(1) maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling;
(2) have eliminated any existing practices of racial profiling; and
(3) have established an administrative complaint procedure and independent auditor program for addressing complaints of racial profiling. Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) carry out a two-year demonstration project to collect data on hit rates for stops and searches by law enforcement agents;
(2) make grants to develop and implement best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling; and
(3) issue regulations for data collection and make reports on racial profiling.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2481

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 13, 2007

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• Dec 13, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Dec 13, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15469-15471)
• Introduced on Dec 13, 2007.

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December 27, 2007 NAACP Urges Swift Action on End Racial Profiling Act

Senator Russ Feingold (WI), and others have introduced the “End Racial Profiling Act of 2007” (S. 2481) in the Senate while Congressman John Conyers, ...

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May 02, 2008 Message From Senator Durbin

I am an original cosponsor of the End Racial Profiling Act of 2007 (S. 2481). This legislation would prohibit racial profiling by law enforcement agents and agencies and would provide for enforcement of this law in civil court. ...

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