# 114-hr-4249: Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015

114-hr-4249, Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4249
- Congress: 114
- Title: Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2015-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to create within the Special Litigation Section of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Civil Rights Division an Office of Police Agency Investigations to investigate alleged patterns or practices of police conduct that violate constitutional rights. Additionally, it amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include complying with a judgment or consent decree pursuant to a pattern-or-practice investigation. DOJ may award additional grants to COPS grant recipients to comply with such judgments or consent decrees.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
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## Sources
- [114-hr-4249 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4249)

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