POSITIVE Justice & Civil Liberties 119th Congress

H.R.5361 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — bans chokeholds, ends qualified immunity for police, and creates a national misconduct registry (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

4th Amendment governs police force; FBI data documents racial disparities in use-of-force incidents.

U.S. Const. amend. IV — prohibition on unreasonable seizures; governs police use of force

42 U.S.C. § 1983 — civil action for deprivation of rights
FBI UCR data: documented racial disparities in use-of-force incidents

Justice in Policing Act reintroduction. Police use-of-force incidents continue at documented disproportionate rates in communities of color.