The George Floyd Justice In Policing Act (HR 7120)

The George Floyd Justice In Policing Act (HR 7120) 

The George Floyd Justice In Policing Act (HR 7120) 

• Prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement from racial, religious and discriminatory profiling, and mandates training on racial, religious, and discriminatory profiling for all law enforcement.

• Bans chokeholds, carotid holds and no-knock warrants at the federal level and limits the transfer of military-grade equipment to state and local law enforcement.

• Mandates the use of dashboard cameras and body cameras for federal offices and requires state and local law enforcement to use existing federal funds to ensure the use of police body cameras.

• Establishes a National Police Misconduct Registry to prevent problematic officers who are fired or leave on agency from moving to another jurisdiction without any accountability.

• Establishes a Department of Justice task force to coordinate the investigation, prosecution and enforcement efforts of federal, state and local governments in cases related to law enforcement misconduct.

The Ending Qualified Immunity Act (HR 7085) would eliminate the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with state authority from being held personally liable for constitutional violations.

The Grand Jury Reform Act (HR 5779) would require a governor to appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to criminally charge a law enforcement officer following an incident involving the use of deadly force The hearing must be open to the public.