H.R.1714: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

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Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act This bill restricts the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Specifically, DOD may not transfer to such agencies property such as controlled firearms, ammunition, bayonets, grenades or grenade launchers, explosives, certain vehicles or trucks, armored or weaponized drones, certain controlled aircraft,...

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March 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
March 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
March 13, 2019

Introduced in the House by Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

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