<p> President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to address police misconduct following the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, in police custody.</p>.<p>Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans in the Senate are also advancing separate bills to tackle the issue.</p>.<p>Following is a summary of the three approaches:</p>.<p><strong>MISCONDUCT LAWSUITS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Reduce "qualified immunity" protections that shield police from civil misconduct lawsuits.</p>.<p>Republicans - No provision.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>CHOKEHOLDS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Designate chokeholds as deadly force that can be used only when necessary to protect life, and make unnecessary use a violation of U.S. civil rights law; withhold federal grant money from police departments that do not ban chokeholds.</p>.<p>Republicans - Withhold federal funds from police agencies that do not prohibit chokeholds, except when deadly force is authorized; instruct the U.S. Attorney General to develop a policy to ban chokeholds by federal law enforcement.</p>.<p>Trump - Order the Attorney General to certify independent bodies to confirm that law enforcement agencies prohibit the use of chokeholds, except where deadly force is allowed.</p>.<p>USE OF FORCE</p>.<p>Democrats - Require deadly force to be used only as a last resort; require police agencies to report use-of-force data.</p>.<p>Republicans - Require local governments to report deaths or injuries caused by police; instruct the Justice Department to develop training in alternatives to the use of force.</p>.<p>Trump - Set up independent bodies to ensure that use-of-force policies are legal; create a federal database to record instances of excessive use of force.</p>.<p><strong>NO-KNOCK WARRANTS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Ban no-knock warrants in federal drug investigations; withhold grant money from police agencies that use no-knock warrants.</p>.<p>Republicans - Require police agencies to report use of no-knock warrants.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>LYNCHING</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Designate lynching as a federal hate crime.</p>.<p>Republicans - Designate lynching as a federal hate crime.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p>RACIAL PROFILING</p>.<p>Democrats - Eliminate federal practices that involve racial and religious profiling; require police agencies to eliminate profiling in order to get federal aid; allow lawsuits by victims of profiling.</p>.<p>Republicans - No provision.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>BODY CAMERAS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Require federal law enforcement to use body cameras; grant money for local agencies that use body cameras.</p>.<p>Republicans - Make federal funds available to police agencies that require body cameras.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - No provision.</p>.<p>Republicans - Study programs to improve police engagement on mental health, homelessness, and addiction.</p>.<p>Trump - Enable social workers to team up with police to deal with those suffering from mental illness, homelessness, and addiction; set up training for police.</p>
<p> President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to address police misconduct following the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, in police custody.</p>.<p>Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans in the Senate are also advancing separate bills to tackle the issue.</p>.<p>Following is a summary of the three approaches:</p>.<p><strong>MISCONDUCT LAWSUITS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Reduce "qualified immunity" protections that shield police from civil misconduct lawsuits.</p>.<p>Republicans - No provision.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>CHOKEHOLDS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Designate chokeholds as deadly force that can be used only when necessary to protect life, and make unnecessary use a violation of U.S. civil rights law; withhold federal grant money from police departments that do not ban chokeholds.</p>.<p>Republicans - Withhold federal funds from police agencies that do not prohibit chokeholds, except when deadly force is authorized; instruct the U.S. Attorney General to develop a policy to ban chokeholds by federal law enforcement.</p>.<p>Trump - Order the Attorney General to certify independent bodies to confirm that law enforcement agencies prohibit the use of chokeholds, except where deadly force is allowed.</p>.<p>USE OF FORCE</p>.<p>Democrats - Require deadly force to be used only as a last resort; require police agencies to report use-of-force data.</p>.<p>Republicans - Require local governments to report deaths or injuries caused by police; instruct the Justice Department to develop training in alternatives to the use of force.</p>.<p>Trump - Set up independent bodies to ensure that use-of-force policies are legal; create a federal database to record instances of excessive use of force.</p>.<p><strong>NO-KNOCK WARRANTS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Ban no-knock warrants in federal drug investigations; withhold grant money from police agencies that use no-knock warrants.</p>.<p>Republicans - Require police agencies to report use of no-knock warrants.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>LYNCHING</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Designate lynching as a federal hate crime.</p>.<p>Republicans - Designate lynching as a federal hate crime.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p>RACIAL PROFILING</p>.<p>Democrats - Eliminate federal practices that involve racial and religious profiling; require police agencies to eliminate profiling in order to get federal aid; allow lawsuits by victims of profiling.</p>.<p>Republicans - No provision.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>BODY CAMERAS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - Require federal law enforcement to use body cameras; grant money for local agencies that use body cameras.</p>.<p>Republicans - Make federal funds available to police agencies that require body cameras.</p>.<p>Trump - No provision.</p>.<p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS</strong></p>.<p>Democrats - No provision.</p>.<p>Republicans - Study programs to improve police engagement on mental health, homelessness, and addiction.</p>.<p>Trump - Enable social workers to team up with police to deal with those suffering from mental illness, homelessness, and addiction; set up training for police.</p>