# 116-hr-5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020

116-hr-5777, Police Accountability Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5777
- Congress: 116
- Title: Police Accountability Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Police Accountability Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.

## Cosponsors (51)

- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5777 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5777)

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