H.R. 5361
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
Sponsor: Glenn Ivey
136 cosponsors
- John B. Larson
- Donald Norcross
- Debbie Dingell
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Everton Blair Jr.
- Adam Smith
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma S. Adams
- Ami Bera
- André Carson
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Bill Foster
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brad Sherman
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Chellie Pingree
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Danny K. Davis
- Darren Soto
- David Scott
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah K. Ross
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Doris O. Matsui
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emily Randall
- Eric Swalwell
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Grace Meng
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Haley M. Stevens
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- J. Luis Correa
- Jahana Hayes
- James E. Clyburn
- James P. McGovern
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Huffman
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jason Crow
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jim Costa
- Jimmy Panetta
- Joe Neguse
- John Garamendi
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Joyce Beatty
- Juan Vargas
- Judy Chu
- Julia Brownley
- Julie Johnson
- Kathy Castor
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Laura Friedman
- Lauren Underwood
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lori Trahan
- Lucy McBath
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mark Pocan
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxine Waters
- Maxwell Frost
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nancy Pelosi
- Nikema Williams
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Rick Larsen
- Ritchie Torres
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sara Jacobs
- Sarah McBride
- Scott H. Peters
- Sean Casten
- Seth Moulton
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel M. Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Terri A. Sewell
- Troy A. Carter
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Veronica Escobar
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Luz M. Rivas
- Greg Casar
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Kevin Mullin
- Christian D. Menefee
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Sarah Elfreth
- Jimmy Gomez
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It increases accountability for law enforcement misconduct, restricts the use of certain policing practices, enhances transparency and data collection, and establishes best practices and training requirements.
The bill enhances existing enforcement mechanisms to remedy violations by law enforcement. Among other things, it does the following:
- lowers the criminal intent standard—from willful to knowing or reckless—to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution,
- limits qualified immunity as a defense to liability in a private civil action against a law enforcement officer, and
- grants administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in pattern-or-practice investigations.
It establishes a framework to prevent and remedy racial profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels. It also limits the unnecessary use of force and restricts the use of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and carotid holds.
The bill creates a national registry—the National Police Misconduct Registry—to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct. It also establishes new reporting requirements, including on the use of force, officer misconduct, and routine policing practices (e.g., stops and searches).
Finally, it directs DOJ to create uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and requires law enforcement officers to complete training on racial profiling, implicit bias, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.
Text of the bill
(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025.
(b) Table of contents. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.Title I—Police AccountabilitySubtitle A—Holding Police Accountable in the CourtsSec. 101. Deprivation of rights under color of law.Sec. 102. Qualified immunity reform.Sec. 103. Pattern and practice investigations.Sec. 104. Independent investigations.Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity ActSec. 111. Short title.Sec. 112. Definitions.Sec. 113. Accreditation of law enforcement agencies.Sec. 114. Law enforcement grants.Sec. 115. Attorney General to conduct study.Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 117. National task force on law enforcement oversight.Sec. 118. Federal data collection on law enforcement practices.Title II—Policing Transparency Through DataSubtitle A—National Police Misconduct RegistrySec. 201. Establishment of National Police Misconduct Registry.Sec. 202. Certification requirements for hiring of law enforcement officers.Subtitle B—PRIDE ActSec. 221. Short title.Sec. 222. Definitions.Sec. 223. Use of force reporting.Sec. 224. Use of force data reporting.Sec. 225. Compliance with reporting requirements.Sec. 226. Federal law enforcement reporting.Sec. 227. Authorization of appropriations.Title III—Improving Police Training and PoliciesSubtitle A—End Racial and Religious Profiling ActSec. 301. Short title.Sec. 302. Definitions.Part I—Prohibition of Racial ProfilingSec. 311. Prohibition.Sec. 312. Enforcement.Part II—Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling by Federal Law Enforcement AgenciesSec. 321. Policies to eliminate racial profiling.Part III—Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling by State and Local Law Enforcement AgenciesSec. 331. Policies required for grants.Sec. 332. Involvement of Attorney General.Sec. 333. Data collection demonstration project.Sec. 334. Development of best practices.Sec. 335. Authorization of appropriations.Part IV—Data CollectionSec. 341. Attorney General to issue regulations.Sec. 342. Publication of data.Sec. 343. Limitations on publication of data.Part V—Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial Profiling in the United StatesSec. 351. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports.Subtitle B—Additional ReformsSec. 361. Training on racial bias and duty to intervene.Sec. 362. Ban on no-knock warrants in drug cases.Sec. 363. Incentivizing banning of chokeholds and carotid holds.Sec. 364. PEACE Act.Sec. 365. Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act.Sec. 366. Public safety innovation grants.Subtitle C—Law Enforcement Body CamerasPart 1—Federal Police Camera and Accountability ActSec. 371. Short title.Sec. 372. Requirements for Federal law enforcement officers regarding the use of body cameras.Sec. 373. Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording cameras.Sec. 374. Facial recognition technology.Sec. 375. GAO study.Sec. 376. Regulations.Sec. 377. Rule of construction.Part 2—Police CAMERA ActSec. 381. Short title.Sec. 382. Law enforcement body-worn camera requirements.Title IV—Closing the Law Enforcement Consent LoopholeSec. 401. Short title.Sec. 402. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law.Sec. 403. Enactment of laws penalizing engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law.Sec. 404. Reports to Congress.Sec. 405. Definition.Title V—Miscellaneous ProvisionsSec. 501. Severability.Sec. 502. Savings clause.
I Police Accountability
A Holding Police Accountable in the Courts
B Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act
II Policing Transparency Through Data
A National Police Misconduct Registry
B PRIDE Act
III Improving Police Training and Policies
A End Racial and Religious Profiling Act
I Prohibition of Racial Profiling
II Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
III Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
IV Data Collection
V Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial Profiling in the United States
B Additional Reforms
C Law Enforcement Body Cameras
1 Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act
2 Police CAMERA Act
IV Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole
V Miscellaneous Provisions