- Democrats in Congress are unveiling police reform legislation on Monday following massive protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
- Business Insider obtained details of what's slated to be included in the legislation, called the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020."
- The bill is being introduced by Sens. Corey Booker and Kamala Harris and Reps. Karen Bass and Jerry Nadler.
- The bill would ban chokeholds, create a misconduct registry, and mandate training against racial profiling.
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Democrats are unveiling sweeping legislation on Monday to strengthen police oversight, including banning chokeholds and making it easier for police to be charged with using excessive force.
The bill is being introduced as major nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor continue into their second week.
Democrats aren't introducing their bill, the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020," until Monday morning, but Business Insider obtained a copy of the outline below, which is being circulated around Capitol Hill.
The bill would ban chokeholds and promote more accountability
Some of the provisions in the Democrats' bill are direct responses to the deaths of Floyd and Taylor. For example, the bill would ban police chokeholds — Floyd died after four officers pinned him to the ground and one of them held a knee to his neck as he cried out that he couldn't breathe.
The bill also would not allow police officers' investigating drug cases to enter people's homes without knocking. Police killed Taylor on March 13 after shooting her eight times while raiding her apartment.
Other provisions include creating a National Police Misconduct Registry that would have information about misconduct complaints, discipline records, and termination records of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. States would have to report incidents to the Justice Department where the use of force is used against a civilian or law enforcement officer.
The bill also would obligate federal law enforcement officers to wear body cameras and would mandate training against racial profiling.
The legislation won't call for shifting funds away from police departments toward other agencies like education or public welfare, as some other officials have called for. Activists are still pressing for an overhaul at the state and local level, where much of the funding for these programs comes from.
Lead sponsors of the Democrats' bill on the House side are Karen Bass of California, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and Jerry Nadler of New York, who chairs the Judiciary Committee. The bill on the Senate side is led by Corey Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California, who is on former Vice President Joe Biden's shortlist to be his running mate in the race to the White House.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will appear at a press conference Monday to unveil the bill, signaling this will be a priority for passage in the Democrat-controlled House. The House Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on Wednesday on policing practices and law enforcement accountability.
It isn't clear whether Republicans will support the Democrats' bill or agree to portions of the sweeping legislation as part of a compromise. President Donald Trump is set to meet with law enforcement Monday, according to the White House schedule.
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