# 116-hr-7252: Promoting Fair and Effective Policing Through Research Act

116-hr-7252, Promoting Fair and Effective Policing Through Research Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7252
- Congress: 116
- Title: Promoting Fair and Effective Policing Through Research Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- Introduced: 2020-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Fair and Effective Policing Through Research Act This bill provides for the establishment of grants and programs to support research on the causes, consequences, and mitigation of police violence; develop standards for biometric identification systems and other advanced policing tools; test biometric identification technologies; and reduce the use of force by law enforcement officers.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7252 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7252)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7252 (as of 2025-11-18).