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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 697 

Expressing support for the brave men and women of our law enforcement 

agencies and urging the people of the United States to ‘‘Back the Blue’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. LOEFFLER, 

Ms. ERNST, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. 

DAINES, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. 

MCSALLY, and Mr. PORTMAN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the brave men and women of our 

law enforcement agencies and urging the people of the 

United States to ‘‘Back the Blue’’. 

Whereas the cowardly attack on 2 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies on September 12, 2020, is the 

latest example of an alarming trend of targeted violence 

toward Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers; 

Whereas, as of September 11, 2020, the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation reported that 37 law enforcement officers 

have been feloniously killed in the United States in 2020, 

representing a more than 20-percent increase in law enforcement homicides compared to the same period last 

year; 


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Whereas more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers 

in the United States perform innumerable daily acts of 

bravery and service for their communities that often go 

entirely unreported; 

Whereas radical politicians, reckless media figures, and organized protest movements bent on sowing civil unrest have 

sought to vilify and denigrate the courageous men and 

women of our law enforcement agencies, while inciting, 

encouraging, or celebrating widespread criminal activity 

and violence against law enforcement officers; 

Whereas crime rates, including rates of violent crime, have 

dramatically risen in several cities across the United 

States as radical politicians pursue a dangerous campaign to ‘‘defund the police’’, starving law enforcement 

agencies of much-needed resources to combat the growing 

threat to their communities; 

Whereas maintaining law and order is fundamental to the 

safety, security, and prosperity of our communities; and 

Whereas now is the time to ‘‘Back the Blue’’, and express 

our full-throated support for the selfless work of our courageous law enforcement officers who protect all lawabiding citizens against the threats posed by criminals 

and violent domestic groups interested in sowing chaos 

and destruction: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses gratitude to the brave men and 

3 women of our Federal, State, and local law enforce4 ment agencies who selflessly serve their commu5 nities; 


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1 (2) stands united to ‘‘Back the Blue’’ and sup2 port the law enforcement agencies and officers that 

3 stand on the front lines every day to maintain law 

4 and order so that our communities can prosper; 

5 (3) condemns the perpetrators, instigators, and 

6 celebrators of violence against law enforcement offi7 cers; and 

8 (4) calls for the people of the United States 

9 to— 

10 (A) denounce the recent cowardly attack 

11 on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Depart12 ment deputies; 

13 (B) assist in the identification and appre14 hension of the criminal who perpetrated the 

15 cowardly attack; and 

16 (C) pray for the speedy and full recovery 

17 of the deputies. 

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