George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-03-19 — DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026: cross-connection with dhs-use-of-force-transparency-act: Both address federal law-enforcement use-of-force accountability and data transparency, with HR7984 focused specifically on DHS components (e.g., CBP, ICE) while the George Floyd Act targets broader federal/state policing standards. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-09-15 — George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025: 2025 reintroduction (HR5361, 119th Congress) proposes lowering the mens rea for 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecutions from ‘willfully’ to a knowing/reckless standard, limiting qualified immunity as a defense in § 1983 actions against law enforcement, banning chokeholds and carotid holds by federal officers, restricting no-knock warrants in federal drug cases, prohibiting racial and religious profiling, and establishing a National Police Misconduct Registry alongside federal training and accreditation mandates; introduced and referred to committee. (novelty: 2)