As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 18, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
*
*
Revenues
0
*
*
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
*
*
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
0
1,389
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
Yes
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
The bill would
Require law enforcement agencies within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to record all interviews of U.S. citizens who are suspected of committing a crime
Require DOJ to preserve recordings for 10 years after an investigation or final court proceeding is completed
Prevent information obtained in unrecorded interviews from being used as evidence in a court proceeding
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
Hiring additional personnel to upload, maintain, and review recordings and facilitate sharing of evidence as part of the discovery process
Procuring body-worn cameras and associated hardware and software for recording and storing data
Areas of significant uncertainty include
Predicting how DOJ would implement the bill
Projecting the bill’s effects on the number, duration, and complexity of charges pursued for litigation
