Democrats unveiled new legislation to overhaul US police policy and hold police accountable for their actions. Here's what's in the bill.

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• Democrats in Congress unveiled police reform legislation on Monday following widespread protests over police brutality.
• The most recent round of protests was sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being knelt on by a white police officer.
• The bill would ban chokeholds, create a misconduct registry, and mandate training against racial profiling, among other changes.
• Here's a summary of what's included in the bill.
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Democrats in Congress unveiled police reform legislation on Monday following widespread protests over police brutality.

The bill, known as the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, would ban chokeholds, create a misconduct registry, and mandate training against racial profiling, among other changes to national policy.

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