The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd.
Bass (D-California) said the names of several victims before asking other members of the CBC to shout out the names of other black men and black women killed by police.
Mandate the use of dashboard cameras and body cameras for federal officers and require state and local enforcement to use existing federal funds to ensure the use of police body cameras.
Improve the use of pattern and practice investigations at the federal level by granting the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division subpoena power and create a grant program for state attorneys general to develop authority to conduct independent investigations into problematic police departments.
Establish a Department of Justice task force to coordinate the investigation, prosecution and enforcement efforts of federal, state and local governments in cases related to law enforcement misconduct.
