# 116-hr-8823: Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020

116-hr-8823, Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8823
- Congress: 116
- Title: Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-11-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Banning Rubber Bullets Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the use of nonlethal rounds (e.g., rubber or plastic bullets) by federal law enforcement officers for crowd control or in response to passive resistance and provides that an individual injured by the use of these rounds may bring a civil action. It also discourages the use of nonlethal rounds by state and local law enforcement officers by requiring similar prohibitions as a condition of receiving certain federal funding for crime prevention.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7719: Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
- 116-hr-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8823 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8823)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7719: Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7719)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
- [116-hr-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7217)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8823 (as of 2025-11-18).