# 116-hr-7136: Police Training and Accountability Act

116-hr-7136, Police Training and Accountability Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7136
- Congress: 116
- Title: Police Training and Accountability Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Police Training and Accountability Act This bill provides for the establishment of minimum training standards for law enforcement officers. Specifically, the bill requires the Civilian Commission on Modern Law Enforcement Training to establish a uniform training requirement, which must include standards pertaining to issues such as the use of force and implicit bias.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7136 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7136)

## Related
- [116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8664)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7136 (as of 2025-11-18).