A bill to require the Attorney General to prepare an evaluation and report on potential problem officer early warning programs and to develop a model potential problem officer early warning program, and to express the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, under existing authorities, should provide assistance to local jurisdictions in establishing procedures to identify and provide guidance to police officers who demonstrate the potentiality of having difficulty dealing with members of the public on a consistent basis.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 5, 1993

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct an evaluation of potential problem officer early warning programs utilized by local governments; (2) develop a model early warning system that is effective, capable of adjusting to changing circumstances, and affordable to local governments of jurisdictions with populations of 50,000 or more; and (3) prepare and disseminate findings and recommendations to the law enforcement community for the establishment of such programs. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) reporting requirements; and (2) payment of expenses incurred in conducting the evaluation and developing a model system. Expresses thhe sense of the Congress that: (1) the Attorney General should make seed money grants of up to $25,000 to local governments for assisting in establishing such programs; and (2) local governments should be eligible if they adopt and enforce policies prohibiting unreasonable or unnecessary force by law enforcement officers and procedures for receiving and investigating citizen complaints.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R–MO

Committees

Judiciary Committee

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May 5, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 5, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5537-5538)
May 5, 1993
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.899, 103rd Congress: A bill to require the Attorney General to prepare an evaluation and report on potential problem officer early warning programs and to develop a model potential problem officer early warning program, and to express the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, under existing authorities, should provide assistance to local jurisdictions in establishing procedures to identify and provide guidance to police officers who demonstrate the potentiality of having difficulty dealing with members of the public on a consistent basis.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/899

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-05-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s899/BILLS-103s899is.htm

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Analyze S.899 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.899, 103rd Congress: A bill to require the Attorney General to prepare an evaluation and report on potential problem officer early warning programs and to develop a model potential problem officer early warning program, and to express the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, under existing authorities, should provide assistance to local jurisdictions in establishing procedures to identify and provide guidance to police officers who demonstrate the potentiality of having difficulty dealing with members of the public on a consistent basis.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/899

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-05-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s899/BILLS-103s899is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.899, 103rd Congress: A bill to require the Attorney General to prepare an evaluation and report on potential problem officer early warning programs and to develop a model potential problem officer early warning program, and to express the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, under existing authorities, should provide assistance to local jurisdictions in establishing procedures to identify and provide guidance to police officers who demonstrate the potentiality of having difficulty dealing with members of the public on a consistent basis.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/899

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-05-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s899/BILLS-103s899is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.899, 103rd Congress: A bill to require the Attorney General to prepare an evaluation and report on potential problem officer early warning programs and to develop a model potential problem officer early warning program, and to express the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, under existing authorities, should provide assistance to local jurisdictions in establishing procedures to identify and provide guidance to police officers who demonstrate the potentiality of having difficulty dealing with members of the public on a consistent basis.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/899

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1993-05-05.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/s899/BILLS-103s899is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-08-10T11:53:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.899 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.