Vice President Kamala Harris and Rowvaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, called for passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Wednesday at Nichols’ funeral in Memphis, and now Black congressional leaders are talking about “jumpstarting” negotiations over the bill on Capitol Hill. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus told theGrio he met with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Monday to discuss police reform and that he plans to reach out to other Republican leaders on the issue.

The House passed the bill after President Biden made it a priority last year, but it stalled in the Senate where 10 Republicans were needed to break a filibuster. Better GOP support will be needed because of the new Republican majority in the House. 

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