IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 27 
Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and 
patients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2023 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Ms. CHU, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PETERS, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Mr. TONKO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BROWNLEY, 
Mr. HOYER, Ms. ROSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. PETTERSEN, 
Ms. SCANLON, Mr. CASAR, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RYAN, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SALI-
NAS, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. ROBERT 
GARCIA of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. EVANS, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. CROW, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. WILD, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 
MORELLE, 
Mrs. 
PELTOLA, 
Ms. 
CARAVEO, 
Ms. 
ESCOBAR, 
Ms. 
STANSBURY, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. OMAR, Mr. STANTON, Ms. MANNING, 
Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. IVEY, Mr. TORRES of New York, 
Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. TOKUDA, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. BERA, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 
TITUS, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. BALINT, Ms. 
PORTER, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Mr. GOLDEN
of Maine, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, 
Ms. BROWN, Ms. BUSH, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. TRONE, 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MAGAZINER, 
Mr. CASE, Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. CLARKE 
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of New York, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. DA-
VIDS of Kansas, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. SOTO, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
STRICKLAND, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SCHOLTEN, 
Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. ESHOO, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
CASTEN, 
Ms. 
CLARK
of 
Massachusetts, 
Mr. 
CORREA, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, and 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care 
personnel, and patients. 
Whereas workplace violence ranges from threats and verbal 
abuse to physical assaults and homicide; 
Whereas, for decades, health care personnel for women and 
people who access reproductive health care services have 
been subjected to intimidation, threats, and violence; 
Whereas, between 1977 and 2015— 
(1) nearly 7,000 violent acts were reported against 
providers at health centers for women, including bomb-
ings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings, and assaults; 
and 
(2) more than 190,000 acts of disruption, including 
bomb threats and harassing calls, were reported; 
Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, there were 11 murders, 
numerous attempted murders, 42 bombings, and 186 ar-
sons targeted at individuals and facilities associated with 
care provided at health centers for women; 
Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, the 11 victims of anti- 
choice violence include Dr. David Gunn of Pensacola, 
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Florida, in 1993; Dr. John Bayard Britton and a volun-
teer, James Barrett, both of Pensacola, Florida, in 1994; 
clinic receptionists Shannon Lowney and Leanne Nichols, 
both of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1994; Dr. Barnett 
Slepian of Buffalo, New York, in 1998; clinic security 
guard Robert Sanderson of Birmingham, Alabama, in 
1998; Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, in 2009; and 
police officer Garrett Swasey, Ke’Arre Stewart, and Jen-
nifer Markovsky, all of whom were lost during a violent 
attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, in 2015; 
Whereas, in 2016, two defendants vandalized a Baltimore, 
Maryland, area abortion clinic on two separate occasions, 
with one defendant pleading guilty and the other con-
victed at trial of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances 
(FACE) Act violations; 
Whereas, in 2017, a defendant sent several threatening 
emails to abortion clinics located in Chicago, Illinois, and 
Hammond, Indiana, and the defendant pled guilty to 
FACE Act and other Federal offenses; 
Whereas, in 2018, a defendant directed a threatening social 
media post to Planned Parenthood facilities and staff and 
defendant pled guilty to Federal offenses, including a 
FACE Act charge; 
Whereas, in 2019, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act 
violations and other Federal offenses related to a 2015 
shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, where he shot at several civilians and 
police officers, killing two civilians and one officer, while 
injuring several others; 
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Whereas, in 2020, a defendant pled guilty to FACE Act re-
lated offenses in connection with a bomb threat call the 
defendant made to a Jacksonville, Florida, abortion clin-
ic; 
Whereas, in 2021, a defendant pled guilty to a FACE Act 
violation and other State felony offenses for throwing a 
Molotov cocktail at a Fort Myers, Florida, abortion clinic; 
Whereas, in 2022, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act 
violations after he assaulted a Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, area Planned Parenthood clinic escort twice on the 
same date, with one assault resulting in bodily injury; 
and 
Whereas extreme rhetoric continues to fuel a hate-filled cli-
mate that is dangerous for individuals who provide or ac-
cess comprehensive health care services: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns all acts of political violence; 
(2) condemns attacks on health care facilities, 
health care personnel, and patients; 
(3) affirms that all people have the freedom to 
access reproductive health care services and medical 
advice without fear of violence, intimidation, or har-
assment; and 
(4) calls upon the Biden administration to use 
all appropriate authorities to uphold public safety, to 
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protect health care facilities, and safeguard health 
care personnel and patients. 
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