ERPA

The End Racial Profiling Act of 2007 (ERPA) seeks to prohibit federal, state, and local law enforcement from using race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin as a factor in routine investigations or traffic stops. To enforce this, the bill would allow individuals who believe they have been profiled to sue for court orders to stop the practice and would require police departments to establish independent complaint procedures. Additionally, the legislation would make federal funding for local police departments contingent on the adoption of anti-profiling policies and the collection of data to track the demographics of police encounters.