Texas House Rep Sheila Lee Jackson announced today that she will be presenting the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” before the U.S. House Rules Committee today.
The bill seeks to ban chokeholds, carotid holds and no-knock warrants at the federal level as well as prohibit racial and religious profiling, and mandate training.
The bill would also eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, establish national standards to operate police departments, and ban facial recognition technology.
U.S. House Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been leading the charge against the bill, tweeting several times, mostly recently, urging supporters to call their Congressman to “OPPOSE the BLM / ANTIFA Defund the Police Bill.”
OPPOSE the BLM / ANTIFA Defund the Police Bill (H.R. 1280)!
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
Call your Congressman at 202-224-3121.
Tell them to #BackTheBlue! pic.twitter.com/EM2VOUALY3(@mtgreenee) March 1, 2021
Earlier this morning, Greene said, “This week Democrats will be trying to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”
“They will say this is in the name of racial justice, but this bill actually castrates police and stops them from bringing justice for victims of crimes, and creates lawlessness in America,” Greene explained.
This week Democrats will be trying to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
They will say this is in the name of racial justice, but this bill actually castrates police and stops them from bringing justice for victims of crimes, and creates lawlessness in America.
U.S. House Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) also tweeted out against the bill and said that he would be voting “no” on “H.R. 1280, aka the ‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.'”
Massie believes it “expands the size and scope of the federal government while violating the 9th and 10th Amendments to the Constitution and spending money we don’t have.”
H.R. 1280, aka the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021,” expands the size and scope of the federal government while violating the 9th and 10th Amendments to the Constitution and spending money we don’t have. I will be voting no on this bill later this week.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 1, 2021
President Biden, Vice President Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and U.S. House Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA) have all tweeted out in favor of the bill.
I am pleased that the House will vote next week on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. I encourage the House to pass it. Following Senate consideration, I hope to be able to sign into law a landmark police reform bill.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 25, 2021
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act represents an important step towards ensuring more accountability and transparency in policing. I join @POTUS in encouraging Congress to pass this legislation and get it to the President’s desk.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 26, 2021
Last summer, George Floyd spoke his final words, ‘I can’t breathe,' & changed the course of our nation's history. Today, the House is honoring his life & the lives of all killed by police brutality by re-introducing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Acthttps://t.co/VMTQ684Ytf
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 24, 2021
We reintroduced the #GeorgeFloyd Justice in Policing Act today to take on systemic racism, curb brutality, and save lives. #BlackLivesMatter
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) February 24, 2021
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