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David Robb Labor EditorIn the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, more than 700 actors, recording artists and entertainment and music industry organizations and their supporters have signed a letter urging swift passage of the Justice in Policing Act. The bill pending in the House of Representatives would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, limit military-style equipment on American streets and make lynching a federal crime.The legislation would also make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and enable individuals to recover damages in civil court by eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement officers who use excessive force.

Heavy-hitters in the U.S. music industry are coming together to call for an overhaul in the police system.

Ted Johnson House and Senate Democrats unveiled police reform legislation that bans the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants in drug cases.The bill, called the Justice In Policing Act, also would create a registry on the use of force by police officers, and establish an independent process for state attorneys general to investigate misconduct, according to an initial summary of the legislation obtained by NBC News.“Today, this movement of national anguish is being transformed into a movement of national action,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a press conference.Earlier, Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats kneeled in silence for 8 minutes, 46 seconds at Emancipation Hall at the Capitol.