# 116-hr-4798: Police Protection Act of 2019

116-hr-4798, Police Protection Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4798
- Congress: 116
- Title: Police Protection Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2019-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Police Protection Act of 2019 This bill requires federal law enforcement officers to report information about the injury or death of an individual occurring while in an officer's custody, control, or course of duty to the Department of Justice within 24 hours. Officers who either fail to submit such a report or submit a report containing false or misleading information are subject to criminal penalties. The bill also reduces certain federal grants to state and local governments that do not require similar reporting by nonfederal law enforcement officers.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4798 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4798)

## Related
- [116-hr-8995: SCALE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8995)
- [116-hr-8858: ACCESS 45Q Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8858)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8544: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8544)
- [116-hr-8453: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8453)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4798 (as of 2025-11-18).