George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7120
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the House
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Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Justice in Policing Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to enhance transparency and data collection, and to eliminate discriminatory policing practices.
 
The bill facilitates federal enforcement of constitutional violations (e.g., excessive use of force) by state and local law enforcement. Among other things, it does the following: 
 
 
lowers the criminal intent standard&#8212;from willful to knowing or reckless&#8212;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 or state correctional officer, and
 
authorizes the Department of Justice to issue subpoenas in investigations of police departments for a pattern or practice of discrimination. 
 
 
The bill also creates a national registry&#8212;the National Police Misconduct Registry&#8212;to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct.
 
It establishes a framework to prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels.
 
The bill establishes new requirements for law enforcement officers and agencies, including to report data on use-of-force incidents, to obtain training on implicit bias and racial profiling, and to wear body cameras.

action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

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&#8212;from willful to knowing or reckless&#8212;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&#8212;the National Police Misconduct Registry&#8212;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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 181 (Roll no. 119). (text: CR H2440-2453)
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 181 (Roll no. 119).(text: CR H2440-2453)
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 236 (Roll no. 118).
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2504-2506)
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stauber demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stauber motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike section 2 and all that follows of the bill and insert new text entitled, "George Floyd and Walter Scott Notification Act."
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Mr. Stauber moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H2491-2501)
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with four hours of debate on H.R. 7120.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H2439-2503)
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-434, Part I.
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-434, Part I.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in House