Last year, Scott introduced police legislation as a GOP counteroffer to the George Floyd Policing Act of 2020, but it was blocked by Senate Democrats who argued it did not go far enough.

Enlarge this image Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured during a hearing on June 10, led the Republican effort to draft police reform legislation that was unveiled on Wednesday. Al Drago/AFP via Getty...

Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, said during a Sunday interview that he asked to take the lead on GOP efforts to reform policing in the U.S. because he's personally been stopped 18 ...

Police reform advocates, including George Floyd's brother, spent Thursday in Washington meeting with Sen. Tim Scott and other lawmakers to advance legislation to tackle police brutality.

S.13 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) A bill to establish an advisory committee to make recommendations on improvements to the security, integrity, and administration of Federal elections. Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (Introduced 01/06/2021) Cosponsors: ( 18) Latest Action: Senate - 01/19/2021 Read the second time.

Scott, R-S.C., is leading the effort for Republicans to forge a bipartisan compromise with Democrats on new legislation to hold officers accountable amid a public outcry for reforms since Floyd...

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said that “outrage” over Georgia’s new election integrity legislation “is not about civil rights, or our racial past, it’s about rigging elections in the future.”. The senator made his remarks while responding to President Joe Biden’s first address before a joint session of Congress delivered on Wednesday evening.