[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RESTRICT USE OF NO-KNOCK WARRANTS

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, it has been 342 days since the House of 
Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. For 11 
months, Senate Republicans have filibustered this bill, blocking 
meaningful change and accountability to address systemic racism and the 
use of excessive force.
  One critical reform that can wait no longer is restricting the use of 
no-knock warrants. These extreme warrants too often create dangerous 
situations for innocent bystanders as well as for suspects and law 
enforcement.
  That is why the Saint Paul Police Department has not issued a no-
knock warrant since 2016. But the Minneapolis Police Department 
continues to insist on using these no-knock warrants.
  The irresponsible choice that they are making has resulted again in a 
death, the killing of Mr. Locke last week, another life cut tragically 
short during a no-knock search, a headline that we have become all too 
familiar with. That is why we need Federal reforms now.
  The House has done its job. The Senate must do its job, stop 
stalling, and pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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