House Democrats originally introduced and passed the bill -- titled the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act -- last year in the wake of Floyd's death, but it never passed in the Senate, which was under Republican control at the time. Supporters of the bill say it would improve law enforcement accountability and work to root out racial bias in policing. Democrats now control the Senate, which has a 50-50 partisan split with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as the tie breaker.
" The fact sheet also states that the legislation would"save lives by banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants" and would mandate"deadly force be used only as a last resort."Discussing next steps for the legislation, Bass said ahead of the House vote,"We will begin those discussions with the Senate immediately after the bill is passed," adding,"Over the last several weeks, discussions especially with Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. Cory Booker have been under way.
We had a thief and a felon for president ,so wtf.
WHAT'S THE LAW SAY HE WAS A CRIMINAL. THE DEMOCRATS ONLY WANT TO PROTECT THE VIOLENT CRIMINALS. THEY THEMSELVES SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS CRIMINALS.
Anyone paying attention and who is not brainwashed can see that CNN is the ones spreading hate and division. The true enemy of the people
George Floyd belonged in jail. End of story. He was trash.
How on earth is there even a debate about this...😳
Funny how so many on here keep pointing to his past and drugs in his system like that’s the new standard to determine life or death 💀 of an offender. I hope none of you are lawyers. 🤡
The guy was a thug; 5years in prison for Robbery in Texas,drug charges, and suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 when arrested in Mn. Yes,his killer should go to prison!
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Get your damn knee off my neck!
Democrats war on police
This is insane
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Democrats supporting thieves and felons. How about a bill banning Democrats
So now the Democrats are naming Bills after career criminals. That says a lot.
A police bill named after a career criminal.
End the filibuster!
Do you remember all of the criminal investigations they started on all the Republican Senators in the White House that Barr made them decline! Well we have a new justice department and all that crap is starting to come out under Biden and his acting attorney general!
So where naming bills after drug addicts now
Robbing the pregnant woman was wrong but what he was doing to HIS own body using drugs was his doing. He didn't need help killing himself. From what I seen from the video he looked ok in HANDCUFFS sitting in the police car lol resisting arrest to me or maybe I missed something 🤔
Never heard of him 🤷🏻♂️.
Joke of the day ! A POLICING BILL NAMED AFTER SOMEONE WHO CLEARLY KNOWS HOW TO FOLLOW LAWS
So happy because BlackLivesMatter 🎉💙!
I hate niggers)
Crazy, absolute nuts the guy was a career criminal ffs. 🙈
A bill named after an illiterate career criminal? Wow. Go Merkins!
Biden said. That even the assassination of Dr. Kings didn’t have the same impact of floid . So he considered floid more important than Dr. King . I don’t know how our black brothers feel about this
This is what our black brothers wont
This George Floyd or a different one?
Should be called CRIMINALS Lives matter. 🤬🤬🤬
Sweet. I haven't read it but I'm assuming now that while under the influence of high doses of Fentanyl and Meth any person will be exempt from arrest? In fact, you shall be made a national hero?
Didn't he overdose
Do you support “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”?
Progress is progress. If we keep looking to the past, we can’t change the future. Don’t forget it, just keep moving on.
Does it have to do with drug rehab? Because we've long known that Mr. Floyd likely died of an overdose.
I gave up a long time ago hoping for fair treatment for we POC. I now have the mind set of seeing is believing. I have no hopes for this Bill to make it.
I have no problem with this bill (based on this article, which is hard to trust since it's CNN) but let's name it after someone that was actually innocent and clearly wrongfully killed.
Got a drug addict great! Yippee!
Oh ok support those antifablmterrorists more and destroy USA more
This seems premature, there hasn’t even been a verdict in this matter. What if the jury Acquits the officers? Too early to name legislation like this. Strong possibility the officers will be acquitted.
Amazing
They should’ve called it MorForzPleasAct . The NotGettingWhatYaCame4Act maybe.
Rather have a stimulus check.
Oh please, but angelo quinto still gets no media attention? Congrats black people, you are the favored One.
This isn't going to pass on trying to get rid of qualified immunity alone. Then, unless there's more details on the 'deadly force be used only as a last resort' that this article isn't touching on, that's such a vague definition that isn't gon play well for support.
In light of extreme ignorance & corruption, accusing a leader like Governor Cuomo of a crime is inappropriate obfuscation. That's serious history !! Please learn something...
George Floyd great choice to put on a pedestal. Wow people are messed up
Glad to hear they’re working on legislation for Fentanyl overdoses. We see way too many of them nowadays. -CC
Naming a bill after a drug addict loser. Sums up democrats perfectly.
As anyone that robbed a pregnant woman at gunpoint after breaking into her residence had a bill named after them before?
Yep, the liberals are back! Playing the race card to win votes! As usual!
Waiting to see
Can they pass a bill outlawing republicans That will help American more than anything
What specific measures will be introduced to punish police misconduct? Who will enforce it?
How much foreign aid is included in this bill? Inquiring minds want to know..
It’s pretty sad they even have to vote on something like this. Pathetic actually
Did the bill OD on heroin too?
You mean the guy who was high on drugs that resisted arrest?
Oh, the Senate is under Democrat control? Could have fooled me. Business as usual.
What a farce. The U.S has gone barking mad under the (?.) Democrats !
It should and must pass! Justice will prevail.
That is great news
hol up, so u be saying all I need to do ta get a bill named after me is hold a pregnant woman at gunpoint and overdose on fentanyl while resisting arrest? sheeeit
The bill is 200 years late, but a welcome development though.
JUST DO IT NOW!!!
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