Title: Promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This resolution promotes increased public awareness of motorcyclist profiling.
The resolution also encourages the motorcyclist community and law enforcement to collaborate and communicate on efforts to end motorcyclist profiling.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 366

     Promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging 
 collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law 
        enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2021

  Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pocan, and Mrs. Bustos) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging 
 collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law 
        enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.

Whereas motorcycle ridership has continued to increase over time with 
        registrations growing from 3,826,373 in 1997 to 13,158,100 in 2018;
Whereas, as of December 31, 2020, the ongoing National Motorcycle Profiling 
        Survey (2015-2020), conducted by the Motorcycle Profiling Project, found 
        that approximately \1/2\ of the motorcyclists surveyed felt they had 
        been profiled by law enforcement at least once, and approximately 90 
        percent of survey participants urge their State and Federal elected 
        officials to legislatively address the issue of motorcyclist profiling;
Whereas motorcyclist profiling means the illegal use of the fact that a person 
        rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related apparel as a factor in 
        deciding to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest, or 
        search a person or vehicle with or without legal basis under the 
        Constitution of the United States;
Whereas complaints surrounding motorcyclist profiling have been cited in all 50 
        States;
Whereas nationwide demonstrations to raise awareness and combat motorcyclist 
        profiling have been held in multiple States;
Whereas, in 2011, the State of Washington signed into law legislation stating 
        that the criminal justice training commission shall ensure that issues 
        related to motorcyclist profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement 
        training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers in 
        conjunction with existing training regarding profiling;
Whereas reported incidents of motorcyclist profiling have dropped approximately 
        90 percent in the State of Washington since the 2011 legislation was 
        signed into law; and
Whereas, as of 2020, Maryland, Louisiana, and Idaho passed laws addressing the 
        issue of motorcyclist profiling: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) promotes increased public awareness on the issue of 
        motorcyclist profiling;
            (2) encourages collaboration and communication with the 
        motorcyclist community and law enforcement to engage in efforts 
        to end motorcyclist profiling; and
            (3) urges State law enforcement officials to include 
        statements condemning motorcyclist profiling in written 
        policies and training materials.
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