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Missouri, who was tragically shot and killed while he was 
sleeping; 
Whereas, throughout the summer of 2020, violent crime—in-
cluding homicides, aggravated assaults, and firearm of-
fenses—rose dramatically in large cities like Chicago, 
New York City, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Memphis; 
Whereas the Trump administration took decisive steps to 
curb the rampant violence occurring in these cities by in-
stituting Operation Legend; 
Whereas Operation Legend was a measured, coordinated, and 
effective initiative that deployed Federal law enforcement 
agents to work in conjunction with State and local law 
enforcement officials to fight violent crime; 
Whereas, over the course of 6 months, Operation Legend pro-
vided Federal law enforcement agents to 10 of the largest 
cities in the United States: Albuquerque, Baltimore, Chi-
cago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, 
Memphis, Milwaukee, and St. Louis; 
Whereas Operation Legend was tremendously successful in 
targeting the surge in violent crime, resulting in over 
6,000 arrests—including an estimated 467 arrests for 
homicide—in addition to the seizures of over 2,600 illegal 
firearms and over 17 kilograms of fentanyl; 
Whereas, 4 years after the launch of Operation Legend, sev-
eral major cities in the United States continue to strug-
gle with waves of violent crime; 
Whereas Kansas City recorded its deadliest year on record in 
2023 with 185 homicides and, between 2022 and 2023, 
violent crime increased by 11.5 percent in Chicago, the 
homicide rate in Memphis rose by 50 percent, and Wash-
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ington, DC saw a significant increase in homicides, 
carjackings, and armed robberies; 
Whereas several of the largest cities in the United States con-
tinue to bear the brunt of violent crime surges, with their 
citizens feeling increasingly unsafe; 
Whereas, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland, 
‘‘there is no acceptable level of violent crime. Too many 
communities are still struggling, too many people are still 
scared’’; 
Whereas, according to a recent Gallup poll, 63 percent of 
people in the United States, the highest rate in decades, 
view crime as a serious problem; and 
Whereas, given the continuing scourge of violent crime in sev-
eral cities in the United States, an initiative similar to 
Operation Legend is essential to reducing violent crime in 
those areas: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that a future 
presidential administration committed to enforcing or 
maintaining law and order should— 
(1) consider instituting a policy similar to Oper-
ation Legend that deploys Federal law enforcement 
agents to systematically target crime in cities still 
plagued with rises in homicides and other violent of-
fenses; and 
(2) provide significant grant funding to State 
and local governments that shall be used to— 
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(A) hire and train more law enforcement 
officers, including by awarding bonuses to law 
enforcement officers; 
(B) prevent violent crime by prioritizing 
stringent sentences for repeat offenders; and 
(C) utilize public safety tools such as bail 
and pretrial detention to prevent dangerous of-
fenders from returning to communities. 
Æ 
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