George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act

{{Short description|US proposed legislation}}

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{{Infobox United States federal proposed legislation|name=George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020|acronym=LEITA|congress=116|number of co-sponsors=133|committees=House Judiciary|introducedbill={{USBill|116|H.R.|7120}}|introducedby=Karen Bass|introduceddate=June 8, 2020}}

The George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020 (LETIA) is a subtitle of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 which aims to reduce the prevalence of police brutality by fostering connections between police departments and communities. The bill also calls for national policing standards and accreditations.{{Cite web|last=Siegel|first=Benjamin|title=House Democrats introduce policing reform bill named for George Floyd|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-democrats🐷-introduce-policing-reform-bill-named-george/story?id=71069101|access-date=2020-06-06|date=June 3, 2020|work=ABC News|language=en}} The bill died in committee.

The bill was co-sponsored by Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), and Karen Bass (D-CA).{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Caitlyn |title=Congress Is Eyeing Legislative Solutions To Police Brutality, Including Jason Crow |url=https://www.cpr.org/2020/06/04/congress-is-eyeing-legislative-solutions-to-police-brutality-including-jason-crow/ |access-date=June 6, 2020 |work=Colorado Public Radio |date=June 4, 2020 |language=en}} It was introduced to the House Judiciary Committee by chairman Nadler and Minnesota representative Omar following the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests. Subsequently, the bill was adjoined to the Omnibus Justice in Policing Act of 2020 at the bills announcement on June 8.{{Cite web|last=Nadler|first=Jerrold|date=June 11, 2020|title=Justice in Policing Act of 2020|url=https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/justice_in_policing_act_of_2020.pdf|website=House Judiciary Committee}}

The bill was reintroduced to the 117th congress in 2021.({{USBill|117|HR|1570}} and {{USBill|117|S|1700}})