**Rep. Kuster voted for a previous version of this legislation in the 116th Congress**

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after voting for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

“Our nation’s police officers are tasked with the tremendous responsibility of administering the rule of law, and it is in every American’s best interest that our police force is held to the highest standard. As a nation, we must acknowledge that systemic racism and inequality are pervasive within our society and work to end these injustices. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act aims to accomplish that goal by enacting safeguards to protect the public, prohibiting federal and state law enforcement from using racial profiling, and ensuring that police are accountable to the communities they serve. 

“Today’s legislation is an important step towards ensuring equal justice for all Americans. Over the past year, I have had conversations with our local New Hampshire law enforcement and civil rights leaders about successful efforts in the Granite State to increase transparency and ensure justice in policing. This bill will provide law enforcement with enhanced training to manage demanding situations, improve transparency, enact structural change, hold perpetrators of police brutality accountable for their actions, and keep all Americans safe.”

Rep. Kuster was also an original cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the 116th Congress to enact bold and meaningful reforms to policing, end racial profiling, and enhance data collection and transparency within police departments.

Specifically, this bill:

• Bans chokeholds;
• Stops no-knock warrants;
• Reforms the qualified immunity doctrine that is a barrier to holding police officers accountable for wrongful misconduct;
• Enhances funding for pattern and practice discrimination investigations and programs managed by the DOJ Community Relations Service;
• Combats racial profiling; 
• Mandates data collection, including body cameras and dashboard cameras; and
• Establishes new standards for policing. 

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