A resolution recognizing that the murder of George Floyd by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department is the result of pervasive and systemic racism that cannot be dismantled without, among other things, proper redress in the courts.
Latest action · Jun 2, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2651-2652)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 2, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution recognizes that there are legal and racial inequities in the doctrine of qualified immunity as it is applied to law enforcement. The resolution also acknowledges that Congress should amend the Revised Statutes to eliminate the qualified immunity defense for law enforcement officers.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2020 to Jun 4, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 2, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 2, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 2, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 2, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 2, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2651-2652)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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- Jun 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
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