IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 31 
Expressing support for America’s law enforcement professionals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. EZELL (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
MOORE of Alabama, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. ROGERS of 
Alabama, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. COL-
LINS, and Mr. RILEY of New York) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for America’s law enforcement 
professionals. 
Whereas more than 800,000 law enforcement officers in the 
United States risk their lives daily to serve and protect 
their communities; 
Whereas the law enforcement officers of the United States 
perform their difficult and dangerous job honorably and 
professionally, with the overwhelming majority of Ameri-
cans having a positive opinion of their interactions with 
police; 
Whereas innovative and dedicated efforts by law enforcement 
officers successfully brought down crime rates over the 
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past three decades from the historic highs experienced in 
the 1990s; 
Whereas there are now over 24,000 names of America’s fallen 
law enforcement heroes listed on the walls of the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Officers Memorial dating back 
to the first death in the line of duty in 1786; 
Whereas the environment for officers has become increasingly 
more hostile and their safety having become more precar-
ious, with over 79,000 law enforcement officers having 
been assaulted by criminals in 2023, the highest officer 
assault rate in the past 10 years, and 1,055 officers hav-
ing been shot during the past three years, 172 killed in 
the line of duty; 
Whereas more than 2,500 law enforcement officers in the 
United States have died in the line of duty during the 
past decade; 
Whereas law enforcement officers typically encounter between 
400 and 600 traumatic events during their careers, com-
pared with three or four for the average citizen; 
Whereas the unusually high number of traumatic events ex-
perienced by law enforcement officers has contributed to 
a 54-percent higher suicide rate among officers than 
among other American workers; 
Whereas the number of full-time State and local officers 
dropped by 5.3 percent between 2019 and 2021, the 
equivalent of nearly 37,000 fewer officers, leaving behind 
a dangerously low level of sworn officers to serve and 
protect our communities; and 
Whereas supporting law enforcement officers with the equip-
ment, training, and funding needed to protect American 
communities from criminal violence has long received 
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overwhelming public support from across the political 
spectrum: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) highly respects and values our Nation’s law 
enforcement professionals; 
(2) greatly appreciates all that they do to pro-
tect and serve our communities; 
(3) remembers and honors those officers and 
families who have experienced a death or injury in 
the line of duty; 
(4) calls for increased measures to be taken to 
maximize the safety and well-being of our officers, 
including more policing personnel, improved training 
and equipment, tough penalties for assaulting or 
killing a law enforcement professional, and increased 
mental health resources for officers; and 
(5) calls on all levels of government to ensure 
that our law enforcement professionals receive the 
support and resources needed to keep America safe. 
Æ 
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