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Has the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act stalled in Congress? - MinnPost
The bill drafted in the wake of Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis was first introduced in the U.S. House in 2020.
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The bill drafted in the wake of Floyd’s murder was first introduced in the U.S. House in 2020.
by Winter Keefer 14 minutes ago
Rep. Karen Bass speaking during a press event ahead of a 2020 vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Credit: REUTERS/Yuri GripasMinnPost’s reporting is always free, every single day. We rely on voluntary, tax-deductible donations from readers to support our work. Will you join them with a gift to support our nonprofit newsroom today?
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The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has remained stagnant despite calls for its passage.
First proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House, the police reform bill passed the House in both 2020 and 2021 but did not pass the U.S. Senate. Even when Democrats held power in the Senate in 2021, disagreements persisted around things like proposed changes to qualified immunity for police officers.
Renewed calls for passage of the act came after the police killing of Sonya Massey last July. The late Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee had already reintroduced the bill in May of last year, days before the four-year mark of Floyd’s murder.
But Lee died shortly thereafter and the bill didn’t move forward. Policing reforms weren’t prioritized by Congress in 2024 due to the Republican majority in the House. Republicans now control both the House and the Senate, likely quashing any chance for the bill to pass.
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