U.S. House passes sweeping policing bill largely along party lines

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a sweeping policing reform legislation largely along party lines, in the wake of a national outcry against police brutality and racism.

The bill was passed in a vote of 236-181, with three Republicans crossing party lines to vote on the Democratic side.

It came one day after Senate Democrats blocked a competing Republican version on a key procedural vote and is not expected to be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Demonstrators take part in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, June 13, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)