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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.

BlockedEvidence: LimitedData Quality: Good
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Summary

Proposed legislation to reform policing practices, accountability standards, and use-of-force rules.

How to Read This Record

Impact Reading

Very high documented impact

Evidence Base

Limited evidence from Government sources.

Data Completeness

Good record with 1 source and 1 metric.

Outcome Summary

Would have expanded federal police accountability reforms but did not become law.

Categories

Civil RightsCriminal Justice

Impact Scores

This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.

Total Impact Score

28

Directness

4

How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.

Material Impact

4

The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.

Evidence

4

Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.

Durability

0

How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.

Equity

4

Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.

Harm Offset

0

Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.

Scoring Notes: Major proposed policing reform bill that did not pass.

Metrics

Federal police reform enactment status

Black AmericansUnited States

Before

0.00

2020 • binary

After

0.00

2021 • binary

Methodology: Represents failure to enact proposed federal police reform legislation.

Related Promise Tracker

This policy is referenced in tracked presidential promises. Use these records to see how the policy fits into a broader promise, action, and outcome chain.

Tracked as in progress because the administration backed reform efforts and took some executive and agency steps, but no durable federal legislative settlement was completed.

2 actions1 distinct sourceLatest action: May 25, 2022

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Sources

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Congress.govGovernment

Government

Legislative record

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