This resolution offers sincere thanks and appreciation for the nation's law enforcement officers. It also recognizes the sacrifices of law enforcement officers and rejects efforts to defund and dismantle law enforcement agencies.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1071 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1071
Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement officers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2020
Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Steube, Mr.
Gibbs, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Harris, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Keller, Mr. Roy, Mr.
Gaetz, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Marshall, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Brooks of
Alabama, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Lamborn) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement officers.
Whereas law enforcement officers protect the American people from criminals who
seek to perpetrate violence and harm innocent lives regardless of the
political circumstances of the day;
Whereas America's law enforcement community also seeks to assist the communities
they serve through a variety of nontraditional means, including
nonarrest pathways that connect individuals with treatment and recovery
programs to overcome addiction, and juvenile diversion programs to
prevent minors from entering the criminal justice system;
Whereas supporting law enforcement officers with the equipment, training, and
funding necessary to serve our communities and keep our streets safe has
long been a bipartisan issue, dating back to President Clinton and then-
Senator Biden joining their Republican colleagues to pass the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994;
Whereas law enforcement officers willingly face dangerous circumstances and the
threat of serious bodily injury or death on a daily basis to ensure the
safety of all Americans;
Whereas the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum reports that as of
December 31, 2019, 1,627 law enforcement officers had died in the line
of duty during the past decade, a rate of one law enforcement death
every 54 hours;
Whereas the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum's 2020 Mid-Year Law
Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report detailed that 65 law enforcement
officers have been killed in the line of duty this year, including 27
officers who were killed in firearms-related incidents;
Whereas peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd have been
hijacked by violent extremists and progressive groups seeking to sow
discord, damage property, loot businesses, and inflict harm against
civilians and law enforcement officers;
Whereas law enforcement officers have been run over, shot, hit with objects, and
stabbed attempting to maintain peace and the rule of law during the
violent protests following George Floyd's death;
Whereas the New York Post reported on June 8, 2020, that more than 700 Federal,
State, and local law enforcement officers have been injured during
protests resulting from George Floyd's death;
Whereas progressive politicians and interest groups have responded to this
violence with calls to defund law enforcement agencies across the
Nation;
Whereas defunding or otherwise handcuffing law enforcement officers will make
officers less likely to intervene in dangerous situations and will
result in law enforcement pulling back from the neighborhoods they are
entrusted to protect;
Whereas violent crime increases when law enforcement is forced to withdraw from
neighborhoods;
Whereas, on May 31, 2020, 18 people were murdered in Chicago;
Whereas over the course of the full weekend, 85 Chicagoans were shot, 24
fatally, as residents experienced the deadliest weekend in the city's
history as police withdrew from the neighborhoods to deal with violent
rioting;
Whereas, for the month of June 2020, New York City reported steep increases in
violent crime, including a 130.3-percent increase in shooting incidents,
a 30-percent spike in murders, and a 118.2-percent rise in burglaries as
police faced a stiff round of budget cuts and reduced support from local
officials;
Whereas Minneapolis has seen a 55-percent increase in homicides this year as
Minneapolis City Council officials continue pushing to dismantle the
city's police department while hiring private security details for their
own personal protection; and
Whereas efforts to defund police departments will cause irreparable and lasting
damage to the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) offers its sincere thanks and appreciation to the
Nation's law enforcement officers who protect and serve our
communities;
(2) recognizes the great sacrifice our law enforcement
officers make to keep the Nation safe; and
(3) rejects the misguided and dangerous efforts to defund
and dismantle the Nation's law enforcement agencies.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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