,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajga  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #cj1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,buck 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,budd1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4  
,steube1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1  
,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,keller1
 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,king of  
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,johnson of   
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4          
,marshall1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1
 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,babin1 
and ,mr4 ,lamborn7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the ,nation's law enforcement officers4 
,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 day2 ,whereas      
,america's law enforcement community    
also seeks to assist the communities    

they serve through a variety of         
nontraditional means1 including         
nonarrest pathways that connect         
individuals with treatment and recovery 
programs to overcome addiction1 and     
juvenile diversion programs to prevent  
minors from entering the criminal       
justice system2 ,whereas supporting law 
enforcement officers with the equipment1
 training1 and funding necessary to     
serve our communities and keep our      
streets safe has long been a bipartisan 
issue1 dating back to ,president        
,clinton and then-,senator ,biden       
joining their ,republican colleagues to 
pass the ,violent ,crime ,control and   
,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid2        
,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 ,americans2 ,whereas the  
,national ,law ,enforcement ,memorial   
and ,museum reports that as of ,december
 #ca1 #bjai1 #a1fbg law enforcement     

officers had died in the line of duty   
during the past decade1 a rate of one   
law enforcement death every #ed hours2  
,whereas the ,national ,law ,enforcement
 ,memorial and ,museum's #bjbj          
,mid-,year ,law ,enforcement ,officers  
,fatalities ,report detailed that #fe   
law enforcement officers have been      
killed in the line of duty this year1   
including #bg officers who were killed  
in firearms-related incidents2 ,whereas 
peaceful protests sparked by the death  
of ,george ,floyd have been hijacked by 
violent extremists and progressive      
groups seeking to sow discord1 damage   
property1 loot businesses1 and inflict  
harm against civilians and law          
enforcement officers2 ,whereas law      
enforcement officers have been run over1
 shot1 hit with objects1 and stabbed    
attempting to maintain peace and the    
rule of law during the violent protests 
following ,george ,floyd's death2       
,whereas the ,new ,york ,post reported  
on ,june #h1 #bjbj1 that more than #gjj 

,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement officers have been injured  
during protests resulting from ,george  
,floyd's death2 ,whereas progressive    
politicians and interest groups have    
responded to this violence with calls to
 defund law enforcement agencies across 
the ,nation2 ,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 protect2 ,whereas violent  
crime increases when law enforcement is 
forced to withdraw from neighborhoods2  
,whereas1 on ,may #ca1 #bjbj1 #ah people
 were murdered in ,chicago2 ,whereas    
over the course of the full weekend1 #he
 ,chicagoans were shot1 #bd fatally1 as 
residents experienced the deadliest     
weekend in the city's history as police 
withdrew from the neighborhoods to deal 
with violent rioting2 ,whereas1 for the 
month of ,june #bjbj1 ,new ,york ,city  

reported steep increases in violent     
crime1 including a #acj4c-percent       
increase in shooting incidents1 a       
#cj-percent spike in murders1 and a     
#aah4b-percent rise in burglaries as    
police faced a stiff round of budget    
cuts and reduced support from local     
officials2 ,whereas ,minneapolis has    
seen a #ee-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 protection2 and  
,whereas efforts to defund police       
departments will cause irreparable and  
lasting damage to the ,nation3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 offers its      
sincere thanks and appreciation to the  
,nation's law enforcement officers who  
protect and serve our communities2  7#b7
 recognizes the great sacrifice our law 
enforcement officers make to keep the   
,nation safe2 and  7#c7 rejects the     

misguided and dangerous efforts to      
defund and dismantle the ,nation's law  
enforcement agencies4