,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bf1         
#bjai,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,burgess1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 and ,mr4         
,peterson7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,promoting awareness of   
motorcycle profiling and encouraging    
collaboration and communication with the
 motorcycle community and law           
enforcement officials to prevent        
instances of profiling4  ,whereas       
motorcycle ridership has continued to   
increase over time with registrations   
growing from #c1hbf1cgc in #aiig to     
#h1fjj1icf in #bjae2 ,whereas1 as of    
,august #bjaf1 the ongoing ,national    
,motorcycle ,profiling ,survey #bjaf1   
conducted by the ,motorcycle ,profiling 
,project1 found that approximately #a_/b
 of the motorcyclists surveyed felt that
 they had been profiled by law          
enforcement at least once2 ,whereas     

motorcycle profiling means the illegal  
use of the fact that a person rides a   
motorcycle or wears motorcycle related  
apparel as a factor in deciding to stop 
and question1 take enforcement action1  
arrest1 or search a person or vehicle   
with or without legal basis under the   
,constitution of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas complaints surrounding         
motorcycle profiling have been cited in 
all #ej ,states2 ,whereas nationwide    
protests to raise awareness and combat  
motorcycle profiling have been held in  
multiple ,states2 ,whereas in #bjaa1    
,washington signed into law legislation 
stating that the criminal justice       
training commission shall ensure that   
issues related to motorcycle profiling  
are addressed in basic law enforcement  
training and offered to in-service law  
enforcement officers in conjunction with
 existing training regarding profiling2 
,whereas reported incidents of          
motorcycle profiling have dropped       
approximately #ij percent in the ,state 

of ,washington since the #bjaa          
legislation was signed into law2 and    
,whereas in the spring of #bjaf1        
,maryland became the second ,state to   
pass a law addressing the issue of      
motorcycle profiling3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 promotes        
increased public awareness on the issue 
of motorcycle profiling2  7#b7          
encourages collaboration and            
communication with the motorcycle       
community and law enforcement to engage 
in efforts to end motorcycle profiling2 
and  7#c7 urges ,state law enforcement  
officials to include statements         
condemning motorcycle profiling in      
written policies and training materials4