IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1187 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to raising 
public awareness of and helping to prevent attacks against Federal em-
ployees while engaged in or on account of the performance of official 
duties. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2010 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir-
ginia, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 
Mr. HOYER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. 
WITTMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to raising public awareness of and helping to 
prevent attacks against Federal employees while engaged 
in or on account of the performance of official duties. 
Whereas title 18 of the United States Code makes it a crime 
to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with a 
Federal employee while engaged in or on account of the 
performance of official duties, or to kill or attempt to kill 
any such employee while so engaged or on such account; 
Whereas the suicide attack on the Internal Revenue Service 
office in Austin, Texas on February 18, 2010, that 
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•HRES 1187 IH 
claimed the life of two-tour Vietnam veteran Vernon 
Hunter follows the more than 1,200 attacks which were 
made on Internal Revenue Service employees between 
2001 and 2008, attacks which have resulted in at least 
197 convictions; 
Whereas the shooting attack on Thursday, March 4, 2010, by 
John Patrick Bedell that injured two Pentagon guards 
was the fourth attack or security scare on a Federal 
building in 2010; 
Whereas the Department of Justice filed 313 cases in fiscal 
year 2006, 326 cases in fiscal year 2007, 303 cases in 
fiscal year 2008, and 277 cases in fiscal year 2009 (as 
of August of such fiscal year), relating to attacks against 
Federal employees; 
Whereas more than 2,000,000 civilian employees in the Fed-
eral workforce provide many forms of dedicated service to 
the United States and its people, such as fighting crime 
and fire, supporting our military, protecting health, pro-
viding essential human services, preserving the environ-
ment and maintaining our national parks, wildlife ref-
uges, and forests, securing our borders, responding with 
assistance in times of natural disaster, regulating com-
merce, defending our freedom, and advancing our coun-
try’s interests around the world, all of which contribute 
to the greatness and prosperity of the Nation; 
Whereas Federal employees are entitled to expect a reason-
able degree of personal safety and security while carrying 
out their official duties; and 
Whereas inflammatory anti-Government rhetoric may con-
tribute to attacks against institutions and employees of 
the Federal Government: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses the Nation’s appreciation for the 
outstanding contributions made by Federal employ-
ees to the United States; 
(2) supports the goal of protecting the safety 
and security of our Federal employees; and 
(3) urges that the Government seek ways to im-
prove the safety and security of our Federal employ-
ees. 
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