Category Archives: Killing of George Floyd and the Summer of 2020 United States Racial Unrest

Bill text: Calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing efforts to defund the police., 2020

Bill text: Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance., 2020

Bill text: Calling for justice for George Floyd and others, and condemning violence and rioting., 2020

Bill text: To prohibit the use of the intelligence community to investigate or conduct surveillance on individuals in the United States who are involved in protest activities protected under the First Amendment, and for other purposes., 2020

Bill text: 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., 2020

Bill text: Expressing the sense of the Senate that the tragic death of George Floyd was unjust and the perpetrators must stand trial and be brought to justice, the First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees individuals the right to peaceably assemble and protest, groups like Antifa and the individuals who took over peaceful protests with violence, chaos, looting, and destruction should be held accountable for their actions, the attacks on law enforcement, individuals, small businesses, and communities are causing death, injury, and millions of dollars in damage, the vast majority of men and women in law enforcement work tirelessly and risk their lives to protect the people of the United States without prejudice, police departments are the cornerstone for maintaining a society of order, calls to defund the police threaten the safety and security of the people of the United States, Congress will continue to appropriate funding to local law enforcement agencies that bolster police efforts, and the Nation must come together in healing, reconciliation, and prayer to reaffirm that every life is sacred, our society must strive for equality, and that we will work to ensure a tragedy like George Floyd’s never happens again in the United States., 2020

House and Senate Reports: Recommends passage, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, of H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and three other acts to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies., 2020

Bill text: To encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes, 2020

Statement of Administration Policy: The Administration opposes House passage of H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Signed by President Donald Trump., 2020

Transcript of a speech delivered by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden on the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent civil unrest, 2020