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H.R.8525 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — bans chokeholds, ends qualified immunity for police, and creates a national misconduct registry (118th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
4th Amendment governs police force; qualified immunity (Harlow 1982) blocks accountability for documented civil rights violations.
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 under color of law
- Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982) — established qualified immunity doctrine
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The bill addresses documented patterns of excessive force by restricting qualified immunity and banning chokeholds, consistent with 4th Amendment protections.