McConnell Pushes Vote on GOP Police Reform Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 21, 2020. Senate Television via AP

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has set Wednesday as the day to vote on legislation to bring reforms to policing practices across the nation. Prompted by the death of George Floyd on May 25, the Kentucky senator has expedited the voting process.

The Senate will vote to consider the GOP police reform legislation, the JUSTICE Act, which would bolster accountability, training, and transparency for police officers and make lynching a federal crime.