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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday called the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”

Democratic Representative Karen Bass co-wrote the legislation, “One of the goals of the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act is to raise the standards of policing in America and also to transform the culture."

The law would ban controversial police tactics and make it easier to sue police officers for violating the constitution.

The measure restricts funds to local governments that allow choke holds, bans “no-knock warrants,” and requires police agencies to provide data on deadly force.

Its most controversial provisions would change “qualified immunity” for police, making it easier to sue police for excessive use of force.

Its prospects of passing in the Senate remain uncertain.

Conservatives have attacked the bill, saying it would be dangerous for police officers and community safety.

Democrats pushed the namesake bill through the House by a vote of 220-212, with only one Republican vote in favor, Representative Lance Gooden.

Later that night, he tweeted his vote had been a mistake and he actually opposes the bill.

The House vote came just days before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin goes on trial for murder in the death of Floyd last year.

Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died when he was detained with Chauvin kneeling on his neck for nearly eight minutes.

His death sparked weeks of global protests, many led by the organization Black Lives Matter.