Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) attend the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Police Use of Force and Community Relations," in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020. Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appears on the monitor. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd.
Crafted by Senator Tim Scott, the chamber's only black Republican, the bill would use federal grant money to discourage the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants and encourage the use of body cameras.
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