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Washington (AP) - More than nine months after the death of the African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation in the United States, the US House of Representatives has approved comprehensive police reforms.
A majority in the Democrat-dominated Chamber of Parliament approved the bill named after George Floyd.
220 congressmen voted in favor, 212 against.
The law provides, among other things, that the federal government creates incentives to ban strangleholdings during police operations.
The immunity of police officers is to be restricted in order to facilitate prosecution in the event of the use of force.
In addition, a national database for police misconduct is to be set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Justice.
This is to make it more difficult for violent police officers to hire other police authorities after they have been released.
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In a next step, the Senate must approve the draft law.
It remains to be seen whether the necessary majority will come about there.
The Democratic US President Joe Biden supports the law.
The White House announced on Monday that trust between the police and people would have to be rebuilt in order to create security.
"We cannot restore this trust if we do not hold police officers accountable for abuse of power and take action against systemic misconduct - and systemic racism - in the police force."
The unarmed Floyd was killed in a brutal arrest on May 25 in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His death led to mass protests against police violence and racism across the country.
The trial against the alleged main culprit is due to begin next Monday.
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