1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020 . 2. Cause of action regarding police pattern or practice (a) State enforcement Section 210401(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601(b) ) is amended by inserting after the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States the following: , or the attorney general of any State, for or in the name of that State, to the extent the violation has occurred within that State . (b) Subpoena authority Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting subsection (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Subpoena authority In carrying out the authority in subsection (b), the Attorney General or an attorney general of a State may require by subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium (including electronically stored information), as well as any tangible thing and documentary evidence, and the attendance and testimony of witnesses necessary in the performance of the Attorney General or attorney general of a State under subsection (b). Such a subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the United States. . (c) Data on excessive use of force Section 210402(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12602(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Attorney General and inserting the following: (1) Federal collection of data The Attorney General