,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4  
,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4          
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4       
,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4       
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4     
,ru%1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new
 ,york1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,mr4 ,coh57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide t 9 ! case ( a law en=cem5t 
(fic] :o uses deadly =ce aga9/ a p]son1 
& !reby causes ! dea? ( t p]son1 a he>+ 
%all be conduct$ be=e a judge to det]m9e
 :e!r !re is probable cause = ! ,/ate to
 br+ crim9al *>ges aga9/ ! law en=cem5t 
(fic] relat+ to ! dea? ( ! p]son1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,gr& ,jury ,re=m ,act (

 #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! 
foll[+3  7#a7 ,gr& juries are typically 
us$ z ! process by :i* allegations (    
police misconduct are prosecut$4  7#b7  
,!re exi/s a symbiotic relation%ip      
betwe5 local prosecutors & ! law        
en=cem5t (fic]s :o regul>ly te/ify 9    
r\t9e gr& jury inve/igations4  7#c7 ,!  
clos5ess ( ?is relation%ip creates      
public suspicion t accus$ police (fic]s 
receive pref]5tial consid]ation f gr&   
juries :5 !y are subject to gr& jury    
inve/igations4  7#d7 ,police (fic]s h ! 
"r to appe> be=e ! gr& jury inve/igat+  
allegations ( wrongdo+ by said (fic]1 & 
give te/imony n subject to a ?or\gh     
cross exam9ation4  7#e7 ,gr& jury       
proce$+s are by law secret proce$+s4    
7#f7 ,! secret gr& jury process has     
hi/orically result$ 9 a refusal to      
indict :5 ! subject ( _! inve/igation is
 a local law en=cem5t (fic]4  7#g7 ,!   
rec5t gr& jury proce$+s foll[+ ! dea?s (
 ,mi*ael ,br[n & ,eric ,g>n] h foll[$   
hi/orical tradition1 end+ ) a refusal to

 indict ! law en=cem5t (fic]s involv$ 9 
_! dea?s4  7#h7 ,! ,am]ican p h lo/     
confid5ce 9 ! secretive gr& jury process
 :5 x is us$ to evaluate allegations (  
police misconduct4  7#i7 ,! loss (      
confid5ce 9 our sy/em ( ju/ice leads to 
! und]m9+ ( ! pr9ciples ( equality &    
ju/ice ^u :i* ?is c\ntry 0 f\nd$4  7#aj7
 ,prelim9>y he>+s are (t5 replac$ )     
direct pres5tm5ts1 :]eby ! prosecutor   
may s5d a case directly to ! gr& jury   
)\t a public prelim9>y he>+4  #c4 ,he>+ 
be=e a judge requir$  7a7 ,receipt (    
grant funds ,9 ord] = a ,/ate or unit ( 
local gov]nm5t 9 a ,/ate to be eligible 
to receive ,f$]al fund+ "u subp>t #a (  
"p ,e ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471 ! ,/ate 
%all comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is       
section4  7b7 ,notification requirem5ts 
7#a7 ,notification to prosecutor ,9 !   
case ( a law en=cem5t (fic] ( a local   
law en=cem5t ag5cy :o uses deadly =ce   
aga9/ a p]son 9 ! c\rse ( ! (fic]'s     

employm5t1 & !reby causes ! dea? ( t    
p]son1 n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft] ! dea?  
occurs1 ! *ief (fic] ( ! law en=cem5t   
ag5cy ( ! locality 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$ 
%all report ! dea? to ! elect$          
prosecutor ( t locality4  7#b7          
,notification to ,gov]nor ,n lat] ?an   
#bd h\rs aft] receiv+ notice "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! elect$ prosecutor ( ! locality 
9 :i* ! dea? occurr$ %all report ! dea? 
to ! ,gov]nor ( t ,/ate4  7c7 ,he>+     
requirem5t2 appo9tm5t ( special         
prosecutor  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c
 days aft] receiv+ notice "u subsection 
7b77#b71 ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   
dea? occurr$ %all appo9t a special      
prosecutor to pres5t evid5ce on behalf (
 ! ,/ate at a he>+ be=e a judge 9 !     
appropriate c\rt1 9 ord] to det]m9e :e!r
 probable cause exi/s = ! ,/ate to br+  
crim9al *>ges aga9/ ! law en=cem5t (fic]
 relat+ to ! dea? ( ! p]son1 :i*        
det]m9ation %all be made by ! judge4 ,! 
,gov]nor %all use a r&om process to     
select ! special prosecutor f among all 

( ! elect$ prosecutors 9 ! ,/ate1       
exclud+ ! elect$ prosecutor ( ! locality
 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$4  7#b7 ,tim+ ,!   
he>+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be   
held n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !         
appo9tm5t ( ! special prosecutor1 unless
 ! judge det]m9es t good cause exi/s to 
delay ! he>+4  7#c7 ,c\rt ,to ,rema9    
,op5 to ! ,public ,except z det]m9$     
appropriate by ! presid+ judge1 9 a he>+
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt %all  
rema9 op5 to ! public1 & ^u s*$ul+ !    
he>+ ! judge %all provide notice to !   
public ( ! date1 "t1 & location ( !     
he>+4  7d7 ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy ,to 
h exclusive au?ority ov] inve/igation   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft] 
receiv+ notice "u subsection 7b77#b71 ! 
,gov]nor %all report ! dea? to ! *ief   
(fic] ( ! ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy ( !  
,/ate 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$1 & ! ,/ate   
law en=cem5t ag5cy %all assume exclusive
 control ( ! inve/igation ( ! dea? dur+ 
! p5d5cy ( ! probable cause he>+4  7#b7 
,coop]ation ( local law en=cem5t ag5cy  

,! *ief (fic] ( ! law en=cem5t ag5cy ( !
 locality 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$ %all     
coop]ate ) ! special prosecutor & ! *ief
 (fic] ( ! ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy by  
respond+ promptly to reque/s = in=mation
 relat$ to ! dea?4  7e7 ,writt5         
det]m9ation ( probable cause ,n lat] ?an
 #e days aft] ! conclusion ( a he>+     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 ! judge      
presid+ ov] ! he>+ %all issue !         
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 9 
writ+1 & %all submit su* det]m9ation to 
! elect$ prosecutor ( ! locality 9 :i* !
 dea? occurr$4 ,su* det]m9ation %all be 
made available to ! public4  7f7        
,recomm5dations ( ! special prosecutor  
,^u ! conclusion ( a he>+ describ$ 9    
subsection 7c71 ! special prosecutor    
%all submit writt5 recomm5dations to !  
elect$ prosecutor ( ! locality 9 :i* !  
dea? occurr$1 includ+ a recomm5dation   
reg>d+ :e!r crim9al *>ges %\ld be br\ght
 aga9/ ! law en=cem5t (fic] relat+ to ! 
dea? ( ! p]son4  7g7 ,toll+ ( proc$ural 
deadl9es ,any applicable fil+ or o!r    

proc$ural deadl9es are toll$ dur+ !     
p5d5cy ( ! he>+ describ$ 9 subsection   
7c74  7h7 ,pres]vation ( prosecutorial  
discretion ,! he>+ describ$ 9 subsection
 7c7 %all be purely advisory1 & %all h  
no b9d+ effect on ! elect$ prosecutor ( 
! locality 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$4 ,aft] !
 conclusion ( ! he>+ describ$ 9         
subsection 7c71 ! elect$ prosecutor ( ! 
locality 9 :i* ! dea? occurr$ %all reta9
 prosecutorial discretion z to :e!r to  
br+ *>ges aga9/ ! law en=cem5t (fic]1   
includ+ :e!r to hold a gr& jury proce$+ 
9 ! appropriate c\rt4