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H.R. 231 (112th): No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2011
- Introduced:
- Jan 07, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 88 on Jan 03, 2013. See H.R. 88 for current action on this subject.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes.
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Last updated Jan 07, 2011.
10 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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1/7/2011--Introduced.
No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state from receiving for a fiscal year any drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the state does not fund any antidrug task forces for that fiscal year or the state has in effect laws that ensure that:
(1) a person is not convicted of a drug offense unless the facts that a drug offense was committed and that the person committed that offense are supported by evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer (officer) or individuals acting on an officer's behalf; and
(2) an officer does not participate in a antidrug task force unless that officer's honesty and integrity is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high level.
Requires states receiving federal funds under this Act to collect data on the racial distribution of drug charges, the nature of the criminal law specified in the charges, and the jurisdictions in which such charges are made.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 46: JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
- Subchapter V: BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS
- Part A: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
- Section 3755: Formula