| Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) along with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) had been negotiating for months, spurred to act after the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. They were unable to resolve the issue of whether to loosen or eliminate the doctrine of "qualified immunity" that shields police officers and departments from civil liability in cases of misconduct. | 
