[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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