{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-votes-pass-sweeping-police-reform-bill", "Congressman Carson Votes to Pass Sweeping Police Reform Bill", "2020-06-25", "2020", "2020-06", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Andr\u00e9 Carson", "C001072", "carson.house.gov", "carson", "https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Andr\u00e9 Carson voted in favor of H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House of Representatives. This bold, transformative legislation reimagines the culture of policing in America with unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement and build greater trust between law enforcement and our communities.\n\n\"Hoosiers are grieving the countless loved ones we have lost to police brutality and racism, and are demanding change,\" said Rep. Carson. \"The House's passage of the Justice in Policing Act is a bold step towards much-needed reforms, with provisions that address systemic racism and help save Black lives while increasing transparency to ensure police are held accountable. As a former law enforcement officer, I know this bill will make a positive difference. I am pleased that it also includes many of the recommendations I've made over a number of years \u2013 especially requiring body cameras and dash cams.\"\n\nThis sweeping legislation will take numerous key steps to achieve transformative, structural change to combat the pattern of police brutality and racial injustice, including:\n\nBanning all chokeholds;\n\nBanning no-knock warrants in drug cases;\n\nEnding racial, religious and discriminatory profiling;\n\nEliminating the qualified immunity doctrine that is a barrier to holding police officers accountable for wrongful conduct;\n\nEstablishing a National Police Misconduct Registry to improve transparency and prevent problematic officers who are fired or leave one agency, from moving to another jurisdiction without any accountability;\n\nRequiring data collection, including mandatory body cameras and dashboard cameras;\n\nEstablishing new standards for policing and the Public Safety Innovation grants for community-based organizations to help reimagine policing in their communities; and more.\n\n\"I also want to thank the passionate advocacy of Hoosiers and people across America, as well as the leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus, and a host of civil rights organizations, for helping to create this strong and effective legislation. I believe it represents a turning point in our march towards justice.\"\n\n\"As someone who was unjustly arrested at a young age, I understand the urgent need to reconstruct policing to better connect law enforcement to the communities they serve,\" said Rep. Carson. \"The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will help achieve this goal, but there's still much more work to be done at the local, state and federal level. I urge the Senate to put politics aside and pass this legislation, and I pledge to continue working hard to ensure our justice system reflects the fundamental truth that Black Lives Matter.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:12:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-votes-pass-sweeping-police-reform-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.682613044977188, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}