Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act

Emilia Strong Sykes

Democrat · OH · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-22

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10900 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10900 To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2026 Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM OR THE COPS GRANT PROGRAM RELATED TO AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS. (a) In General.--Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government that receives funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report on the following: (1) Any incident during which a State or local law enforcement officer accessed information obtained using an automated license plate reader in a manner that violated the law of the State or unit of local government or the policy of the applicable law enforcement agency. (2) Any conviction of a State or local law enforcement officer of a covered offense that involved the use of an automated license plate reader. (3) Whether the State or local law enforcement agency imposed any corrective measure (which may include suspension or termination of employment) on each law enforcement officer described in paragraph (1) or (2). (b) Failure To Comply.--If a State or unit of local government fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce by 15 percent the amount that the State or unit of local government would otherwise receive under each of the Byrne grant program and the COPS grant program for the following fiscal year. (c) Failure To Correct.--If a State or unit of local government fails to impose a corrective measure on a State or local law enforcement officer described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) during a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce by 10 percent the amount that the State or unit of local government would otherwise receive under each of the Byrne grant program and the COPS grant program for the following fiscal year. (d) Audit Authority.--In order to be eligible for a grant under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program, a State or unit of local government shall permit the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to conduct audits as the Inspector General determines appropriate to determine whether a State or local law enforcement agency has imposed corrective measures described in subsection (a)(3). (e) Publication.--The Attorney General shall make the reports received under subsection (a) publicly available online. (f) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Byrne grant program.--The term ``Byrne grant program'' means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of…

title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), without regard to whether the funds are characterized as being made available under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (2) Cops grant program.--The term ``COPS grant program'' means the grant program authorized under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381). (3) Covered offense.--The term ``covered offense'' means an offense that involves stalking, cyberstalking, harassment, threats, assault, battery, strangulation, sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, destruction of property, child abuse, child neglect, witness intimidation, identity theft, hacking, unlawful tracking, online threats, nonconsensual intimate image sharing, extortion, violation of a protective order, or the unlawful use of a firearm. <all>

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