Senate Republicans are planning to introduce a bill on Wednesday to address policing and racial tensions that have boiled over in some cities, while the House is planning to move forward with examining its own legislative response.
WASHINGTON – As Congress wrestles with how to address policing reforms that hundreds of thousands of protesters across the nation are demanding, one issue has emerged as a potential hurdle with both sides appearing to dig in their heels., the protection that shields police and other public officials from lawsuits if accused of misconduct. The issue has been one of the key changes sought by Democrats and one of the few that Republicans have dubbed a non-starter.
"What we need to do is find a path forward. I don’t know that we’ve found that path forward yet," Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who has led the legislative response from congressional Republicans, told reporters Monday. "Without the bill becoming law, whether it’s my bill or some version of some other bill, then we’ve kind of failed the moment. And I think we should all be interested in getting every aspect of the legislation that we can across the finish line.
The Supreme Court's refusal to take up qualified immunity has only heightened the stakes for Democrats, who argue this makes it a necessity for Congress to act on this and allow possible victims of police brutality to have their day in court. The trio of House Democrats said"it is long past time to remove this arbitrary and unlawful barrier and to ensure police are held accountable when they violate the constitutional rights of the people whom they are meant to serve."
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