H.R. 7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 118 (2020): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR7120 (2020-06-25), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Plain summary

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It increases accountability for law enforcement misconduct, restricts the use of certain policing practices, enhances transparency and data collection, and establishes best practices and training requirements. The bill enhances existing enforcement mechanisms to remedy violations by law enforcement. Among other things, it does the following: lowers the criminal intent standard—from willful to knowing or reckless—to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution, limits qualified immunity as a defense to liability in a private civil action against a law enforcement officer, and grants administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in pattern-or-practice investigations. It establishes a framework to prevent and remedy racial profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels. It also limits the unnecessary use of force and restricts the use of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and carotid holds. The bill creates a national registry—the National Police Misconduct Registry—to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct. It also establishes new reporting requirements, including on the use of force, officer misconduct, and routine policing practices (e.g., stops and searches). Finally, it directs DOJ to create uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and requires law enforcement officers to complete training on racial profiling, implicit bias, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.

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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 230 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (2020-06-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 170 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 118 (2020): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR7120 (2020-06-25): Failed
House roll call 119 (2020): On Passage, HR7120 (2020-06-25): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7120.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7120 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116