119-hconres31

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 31 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 31

 Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 13, 2025

 Mr. Ezell (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
Moore of Alabama, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Riley 
 of New York) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.

Whereas more than 800,000 law enforcement officers in the United States risk 
 their lives daily to serve and protect their communities;
Whereas the law enforcement officers of the United States perform their 
 difficult and dangerous job honorably and professionally, with the 
 overwhelming majority of Americans having a positive opinion of their 
 interactions with police;
Whereas innovative and dedicated efforts by law enforcement officers 
 successfully brought down crime rates over the past three decades from 
 the historic highs experienced in the 1990s;
Whereas there are now over 24,000 names of America's fallen law enforcement 
 heroes listed on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers 
 Memorial dating back to the first death in the line of duty in 1786;
Whereas the environment for officers has become increasingly more hostile and 
 their safety having become more precarious, with over 79,000 law 
 enforcement officers having been assaulted by criminals in 2023, the 
 highest officer assault rate in the past 10 years, and 1,055 officers 
 having been shot during the past three years, 172 killed in the line of 
 duty;
Whereas more than 2,500 law enforcement officers in the United States have died 
 in the line of duty during the past decade;
Whereas law enforcement officers typically encounter between 400 and 600 
 traumatic events during their careers, compared with three or four for 
 the average citizen;
Whereas the unusually high number of traumatic events experienced by law 
 enforcement officers has contributed to a 54-percent higher suicide rate 
 among officers than among other American workers;
Whereas the number of full-time State and local officers dropped by 5.3 percent 
 between 2019 and 2021, the equivalent of nearly 37,000 fewer officers, 
 leaving behind a dangerously low level of sworn officers to serve and 
 protect our communities; and
Whereas supporting law enforcement officers with the equipment, training, and 
 funding needed to protect American communities from criminal violence 
 has long received overwhelming public support from across the political 
 spectrum: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--

    (1) highly respects and values our Nation's law enforcement 
 professionals;

    (2) greatly appreciates all that they do to protect and 
 serve our communities;

    (3) remembers and honors those officers and families who 
 have experienced a death or injury in the line of duty;

    (4) calls for increased measures to be taken to maximize 
 the safety and well-being of our officers, including more 
 policing personnel, improved training and equipment, tough 
 penalties for assaulting or killing a law enforcement 
 professional, and increased mental health resources for 
 officers; and

    (5) calls on all levels of government to ensure that our 
 law enforcement professionals receive the support and resources 
 needed to keep America safe.
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