IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1213 
A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2024 
Mr. STAUBER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement 
officers. 
Whereas, beginning in 2020, and in conjunction with the 
‘‘defund the police’’ movement, respect for the rule of law 
and law enforcement officials diminished; 
Whereas this change in attitude has resulted in record death 
and injury to America’s law enforcement officers at the 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal level; 
Whereas policies implemented at several State and local juris-
dictions have increased the difficulty and added signifi-
cant risks for law enforcement to do their jobs effectively 
and safely; 
Whereas law enforcement is demanded to handle societal 
problems, including a nationwide mental health crisis, 
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record-setting overdose poisonings due to fentanyl, and 
an increase in the homeless population; 
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 coun-
try; 
Whereas these policies have encouraged the public to aggres-
sively and violently engage with law enforcement; 
Whereas law enforcement officers answer every service call, 
regardless of community support or ridicule; 
Whereas law enforcement officers answer every service call, 
regardless of the threat to their lives; 
Whereas there are currently 23,785 names of law enforce-
ment officers killed in the line of duty inscribed on the 
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Wash-
ington, DC; 
Whereas the deadliest year on record for law enforcement 
was 2021, when 586 law enforcement officers were killed 
in the line of duty; 
Whereas, in 2022, 224 law enforcement officers were killed 
in the line of duty; 
Whereas, in 2023, 137 law enforcement officers were killed 
in the line of duty; 
Whereas 378 law enforcement officers were shot in the line 
of duty in 2023, the highest year on record, of which 115 
were violent ambush attacks; 
Whereas the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 
Fund anticipates adding at least 151 names to the sacred 
walls in the spring of 2024, representing the current and 
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historical deaths which, to date, have been approved as 
line-of-duty deaths; 
Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer is 45 
years old; 
Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer has 15 
years of service; 
Whereas the average fallen law enforcement officer leaves be-
hind 2 children; and 
Whereas current data does not show how many law enforce-
ment officers are assaulted, injured, or disabled in the 
line of duty each year: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns calls to defund the police, which 
has increased violence towards law enforcement offi-
cers; 
(2) recognizes that law enforcement officers 
must have the equipment, training, and resources 
necessary to protect the health and safety of the 
public as well as their fellow law enforcement offi-
cers on the job; 
(3) recognizes the need for better data collec-
tion on law enforcement officers who are assaulted, 
injured, or disabled in the line of duty; 
(4) acknowledges its responsibility for exem-
plifying a respect for the rule of law and for the law 
enforcement officers who protect communities across 
the Nation; 
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(5) acknowledges the mental stress and strain 
law enforcement officers suffer not only due to the 
pressures and realities of the job, but also the nega-
tive environment in which they often must work; 
(6) acknowledges the need to strengthen its re-
lationship with law enforcement to ensure policy de-
cisions are aligned with the realities law enforcement 
officers face daily; and 
(7) expresses condolences and solemn apprecia-
tion to the loved ones of each law enforcement offi-
cer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line 
of duty. 
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