,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gecf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,ms4  
,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,richmond1 and ,mr4 ,raskin7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,violent ,crime   
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid1 to permit the attorney general of
 a ,state to bring a civil action to    
eliminate a pattern or practice of      
violating rights1 privileges1 or        
immunities secured or protected by the  
,constitution or laws of the ,united    
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,state ,attorneys ,general          
,empowerment ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,cause 
of action regarding police pattern or   
practice  7a7 ,state enforcement        
,section #bajdja7;b7 of the ,violent    
,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement   
,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;b77
 is amended by inserting after the      

,attorney ,general1 for or in the name  
of the ,united ,states the following3 1 
or the attorney general of any ,state1  
for or in the name of that ,state1 to   
the extent the violation has occurred   
within that ,state4  7b7 ,subpoena      
authority ,section #bajdja of the       
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7b71 by striking paragraph   
7#a7 and inserting subsection 7a72 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,subpoena authority ,in carrying  
out the authority in subsection 7b71 the
 ,attorney ,general or an attorney      
general of a ,state may require by      
subpoena the production of all          
information1 documents1 reports1        
answers1 records1 accounts1 papers1 and 
other data in any medium 7including     
electronically stored information71 as  
well as any tangible thing and          
documentary evidence1 and the attendance
 and testimony of witnesses necessary in

 the performance of the ,attorney       
,general or attorney general of a ,state
 under subsection 7b74 ,such a subpoena1
 in the case of contumacy or refusal to 
obey1 shall be enforceable by order of  
any appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states4  4  7c7 ,data on       
excessive use of force ,section         
#bajdjb7;a7 of the ,violent ,crime      
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfjb7;a77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
,attorney ,general and inserting the    
following3  7#a7 ,federal collection of 
data ,the ,attorney ,general  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,state collection of data ,the   
attorney general of a ,state may1       
through appropriate means1 acquire data 
about the use of excessive force by law 
enforcement officers and such data may  
be used by the attorney general in      
conducting investigations under section 
#bajdja4  4  7d7 ,grant program  7#a7   
,grants authorized ,the ,attorney       

,general may award a grant to a ,state  
to assist the ,state in conducting      
pattern and practice investigations at  
the ,state level4  7#b7 ,eligibility ,in
 order for a ,state to be eligible for a
 grant under paragraph 7#a71 the        
attorney general of the ,state1 or      
similar ,state official1 shall have the 
authority to conduct pattern and        
practice investigations1 as described in
 section #bajdja of the ,violent ,crime 
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja71 of        
governmental agencies in the ,state4    
7#c7 ,application ,a ,state seeking a   
grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall submit 
an application in such form1 at such    
time1 and containing such information as
 the ,attorney ,general may require4    
7#d7 ,funding ,there are authorized to  
be appropriated #ajj1jjj1jjj to the     
,attorney ,general for each of fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbb to carry out  
this subsection4