A message from Senator Kamala D. Harris

Now is the Time to Act. The People are Demanding it.

 
Watch Senator Harris unveil her Justice in Policing Act.

Friend, 

People from every age, race, gender, and religion have been coming together for weeks to speak out against police brutality toward Black Americans. They are marching for justice. And this movement gives me hope that change is coming.

The United States Senate has a duty to be fully aware of our country’s history of systemic racism, and a responsibility to take swift and serious action toward achieving America’s founding ideal of Equal Justice Under Law.

It’s time for us to realize — this is not just a moment, but a movement. We can begin to meet the demands of this movement by passing my Justice in Policing Act. 

Some of what my Justice in Policing Act will do: 

• Ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants in drug cases
• Establish a national use of force standard
• End qualified immunity for police
• Expand pattern and practice investigations
• Establish a National Police Misconduct Registry

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others must be met with decisive action, and the Justice in Policing Act is the beginning of establishing national standards and accountability for police departments. 

We’ve seen enough death. We’ve had enough commissions. We’ve had enough studies. We’ve convened enough leaders. We’ve had enough conversations. Now is the time to act. The people are demanding it.

Take care, 
Kamala
 
Kamala D. Harris 
United States Senator 

Calling for the Passage of the 
Justice in Policing Act:

 
Watch Senator Harris discuss her Justice in Policing Act at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing.

The only way to meaningfully address police brutality 

is through comprehensive reforms, including reforms to hold bad officers accountable for misconduct. 

-U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris

On Tuesday, Senator Harris called for the passage of the Justice in Policing Act during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force. Last week, Senator Harris and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Justice in Policing Act, comprehensive legislation to address the national police brutality crisis. Senator Harris laid out the key provisions of the legislation, including implementing a national use of force standard and expanding independent investigations into police misconduct. In her remarks, she addressed America’s history of systemic racism and called on her colleagues to fulfill their elected duty to take serious action on police reform.

Sen. Harris Statement on Trump Executive Order on Policing:

Senator Harris on Tuesday released a statement after President Donald Trump announced a new Executive Order on policing. To read her full statement click here. 

Paying Attention:

• Los Angeles Sentinel: A Wounded Nation: Why We Can’t Give Up in the Fight for Justice
• Cosmopolitan: Kamala Harris: “To Be Silent Is to Be Complicit” 
• KABC7 Los Angeles: Sen. Kamala Harris: Courts need tougher standards to go after police brutality
• KRON: Kamala Harris talks killing of George Floyd, nationwide protests and Trump’s response
• CBS Los Angeles: LA County Supervisor, Others Call For California Attorney General To Investigate Palmdale Hanging Death
• POLITICO: ‘Black Americans want to stop being killed’: Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill