On March 8, 2017, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 573). Joining Senators Cornyn, Graham, and Peters are the following cosponsors: Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Bob Casey (D-PA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark Warner (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The IACP worked closely with the bill’s sponsors, and we have voiced our strong support for the bill.