A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to hold police accountable in the courts.

Key Provisions

• Creates a new federal crime for law enforcement officers and other government actors who intentionally use excessive force, with penalties up to 30 years in prison if death results.
• Makes it a federal crime for officers to knowingly fail to intervene and stop excessive force when they have the duty, opportunity, and ability to do so.
• Establishes a new federal crime for officers who steal money or property worth more than $25, controlled substances, or illegal items for personal use, with penalties up to 10 years in prison.
• Creates a new federal crime for officers who obstruct justice by destroying evidence, including recordings, or interfering with people legally recording law enforcement activity, with penalties up to 30 years in prison if death results.
• Sets no time limit for prosecuting these new federal crimes if they result in death, and a 7-year limit for all other offenses.