House Democrats passed their police reform package 236-181 after 5 1/2 hours of debate, basically along party lines on Thursday, with 3 Republicans voting in favor of the bill.
The vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act comes amid ongoing protests against alleged police brutality and racial injustice that have wreaked havoc in major cities across the nation. Floyd, a Black man, died in custody after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost 8 minutes as three other police officers watched on without intervening.
