SRES 602
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Racial and ethnic relations
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.
Introduced: June 2, 2020
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2651-2652)
Jun 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2651-2652)
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