IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 681 
Expressing condolences to the family and loved ones of Agent Robert Rosas 
and standing in solidarity with the brave men and women of the United 
States Border Patrol as they remember the service and sacrifice of 
Agent Rosas and continue their mission to preserve and defend our 
borders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2009 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SOUDER, 
and Mrs. DAVIS of California) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing condolences to the family and loved ones of Agent 
Robert Rosas and standing in solidarity with the brave 
men and women of the United States Border Patrol 
as they remember the service and sacrifice of Agent 
Rosas and continue their mission to preserve and defend 
our borders. 
Whereas since 1919, 108 United States Border Patrol agents 
have died in the line of duty; 
Whereas, on July 23, 2009, on the Shockey Truck Trail near 
Campo, California, agent Robert Rosas Junior, a member 
of the United States Border Patrol since May 22, 2006, 
was killed by gunfire while serving in the line of duty; 
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Whereas since 2008, more than 50 Border Patrol agents have 
been targeted by gun fire while hundreds of others have 
been subject to other forms of attack; 
Whereas since 2006, over 10,000 individuals have been killed 
as a result of ongoing violence on the Southwest border; 
Whereas, despite an increased security presence along the 
Southwest border in recent years, Border Patrol agents 
are under constant threat of violence and contact with 
drug, weapons, and human smugglers, drug cartels and 
other organized crime, and transnational criminals; 
Whereas the killing of Agent Rosas represents the ever- 
present danger associated with the Southwest border, af-
fecting law enforcement and communities in both the 
United States and Mexico; 
Whereas agent Rosas’ death serves as an important reminder 
that we are engaged in a serious effort to secure the 
Southwest border, led by the approximate 17,000 agents 
currently stationed along our Nation’s 1,969-mile land 
boundary with Mexico; 
Whereas the bravery and devotion to duty demonstrated by 
agent Rosas has forever earned him a place in the hearts 
and memory of his fellow Americans and the men and 
women of the United States Border Patrol who risk their 
lives daily to protect the safety and security of the United 
States people; 
Whereas agent Rosas, after starting his law enforcement ca-
reer in 2001 as a reserve officer in El Centro, California, 
aspired to be a member of the United States Border Pa-
trol; 
Whereas agent Rosas was beloved for his desire and dedica-
tion to serving others, earning the respect and admiration 
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of his colleagues, but most of all by his devotion to his 
wife, Rosalie, and their two children; and 
Whereas in the face of this loss, the Department of Home-
land Security and law enforcement immediately re-
affirmed that acts of violence against Border Patrol 
agents will not stand: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses its condolences to the family and loved ones of 
Agent Robert Rosas and stands in solidarity with the 
brave men and women of the United States Border Patrol 
as they remember the service and sacrifice of Agent Rosas 
and continue their mission to preserve and defend our bor-
ders. 
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