Critics Say House-Passed George Floyd Act Hobbles Police, Exposes Them to New Dangers

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), co-sponsor of the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 22, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

When Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) claimed during the March 3 debate in the House of Representatives on H.R. 1280, the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” that “there is no defunding the police” in the measure, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) responded with a barrage of data.