Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2007

H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2007, would require the Attorney General to conduct a nationwide study on traffic stops to determine if law enforcement officers are influenced by racial or other biases. The study would collect specific data from a sample of jurisdictions, including the reason for the stop, the driver’s characteristics, whether the officer questioned the driver’s immigration status, and the final outcome of the encounter. To support this effort, the bill authorizes federal grants to help local law enforcement agencies gather and report this information while ensuring that the identities of both the drivers and the officers remain confidential.