Would establish a federal ban on chokeholds, eliminate the legal shield protecting police, mandate body cameras nationwide, limit military-style weapons to local police, and create a national database of officers with patterns of abuse.

WASHINGTON, DC - Democrats in both chambers introduced sweeping reforms on Monday designed to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system — the party’s much awaited legislative response to recent police violence against African Americans that's sparked mass protests across the country and beyond.

Crafted by leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Justice in Policing Act aims to rein in the use of excessive force by law enforcers, particularly the violence targeting blacks and other minorities, who die disproportionately at the hands of police.

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