,h4 ,,res4 #abac  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ag1   
#bjbd  ,,resolution  ,whereas1 beginning
 in #bjbj1 and in conjunction with the  
defund the police movement1 respect for 
the rule of law and law enforcement     
officials diminished2 ,whereas this     
change in attitude has resulted in      
record death and injury to ,america's   
law enforcement officers at the         
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
level2 ,whereas policies implemented at 
several ,state and local jurisdictions  
have increased the difficulty and added 
significant risks for law enforcement to
 do their jobs effectively and safely2  
,whereas law enforcement is demanded to 
handle societal problems1 including a   
nationwide mental health crisis1        
record-setting overdose poisonings due  
to fentanyl1 and an increase in the     
homeless population2 ,whereas the lack  
of accountability for violent criminals 
with decreased penalties and no-bail    
policies has opened the door for record 

criminal activity in cities across the  
country2 ,whereas these policies have   
encouraged the public to aggressively   
and violently engage with law           
enforcement2 ,whereas law enforcement   
officers answer every service call1     
regardless of community support or      
ridicule2 ,whereas law enforcement      
officers answer every service call1     
regardless of the threat to their lives2
 ,whereas there are currently #bc1ghe   
names of law enforcement officers killed
 in the line of duty inscribed on the   
,national ,law ,enforcement ,officers   
,memorial in ,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas
 the deadliest year on record for law   
enforcement was #bjba1 when #ehf law    
enforcement officers were killed in the 
line of duty2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 #bbd  
law enforcement officers were killed in 
the line of duty2 ,whereas1 in #bjbc1   
#acg law enforcement officers were      
killed in the line of duty2 ,whereas    
#cgh law enforcement officers were shot 
in the line of duty in #bjbc1 the       

highest year on record1 of which #aae   
were violent ambush attacks2 ,whereas   
the ,national ,law ,enforcement         
,officers ,memorial ,fund anticipates   
adding at least #aea names to the sacred
 walls in the spring of #bjbd1          
representing the current and historical 
deaths which1 to date1 have been        
approved as line-of-duty deaths2        
,whereas the average fallen law         
enforcement officer is #de years old2   
,whereas the average fallen law         
enforcement officer has #ae years of    
service2 ,whereas the average fallen law
 enforcement officer leaves behind #b   
children2 and ,whereas current data does
 not show how many law enforcement      
officers are assaulted1 injured1 or     
disabled in the line of duty each year3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns    
calls to defund the police1 which has   
increased violence towards law          
enforcement officers2  7#b7 recognizes  
that law enforcement officers must have 

the equipment1 training1 and resources  
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of the public as well as their   
fellow law enforcement officers on the  
job2  7#c7 recognizes the need for      
better data collection on law           
enforcement officers who are assaulted1 
injured1 or disabled in the line of     
duty2  7#d7 acknowledges its            
responsibility for exemplifying a       
respect for the rule of law and for the 
law enforcement officers who protect    
communities across the ,nation2  7#e7   
acknowledges the mental stress and      
strain law enforcement officers suffer  
not only due to the pressures and       
realities of the job1 but also the      
negative environment in which they often
 must work2  7#f7 acknowledges the need 
to strengthen its relationship with law 
enforcement to ensure policy decisions  
are aligned with the realities law      
enforcement officers face daily2 and    
7#g7 expresses condolences and solemn   
appreciation to the loved ones of each  

law enforcement officer who has made the
 ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty4
  ,clerk4