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116th Congress > House > Vote 817
Clerk session vote number: 118
Sponsor: BASS, Karen (D-CA)
Description: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Bill summary:
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It increases accountability for law enforcement misconduct, restricts the use of certain policing practices, enhances transparency and data collection, and establishes best practices and training requirements.
The bill enhances existing enforcement mechanisms to remedy violations by law enforcement. Among other things, it does the following:
- lowers the criminal intent standard—from willful to knowing or reckless—to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution,
- limits qualified immunity as a defense to liability in a private civil action against a law enforcement officer, and
- grants administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in pattern-or-practice investigations.
It establishes a framework to prevent and remedy racial profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels. It also limits the unnecessary use of force and restricts the use of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and carotid holds.
The bill creates a national registry—the National Police Misconduct Registry—to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct. It also establishes new reporting requirements, including on the use of force, officer misconduct, and routine policing practices (e.g., stops and searches).
Finally, it directs DOJ to create uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and requires law enforcement officers to complete training on racial profiling, implicit bias, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.
Bill titles: To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.; Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2020; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020; Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2020; Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019; Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019; Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2020; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020; Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2020; Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; PEACE Act of 2020; Police CAMERA Act of 2020; Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act; Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020; ERRPA; PRIDE Act of 2020; Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020; PRIDE Act of 2020; Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020; Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2020; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020; Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2020; Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act; Police CAMERA Act of 2020; Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020; Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act; PEACE Act of 2020; Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; PRIDE Act; Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020; Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2020; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020; Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2020; Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act; ERRPA; Police CAMERA Act of 2020; Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020; Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act; PEACE Act of 2020; Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; ERRPA
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov
