[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 124 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 124

    Condemning acts of police brutality and use of excessive force 
                        throughout the country.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1999

    Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
  Gephardt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
Washington, Mr. Ford, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
   Jefferson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
 Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
  Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
 Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dixon, 
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink 
   of Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
 Rangel) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning acts of police brutality and use of excessive force 
                        throughout the country.

Whereas police brutality and the use of excessive force constitute one of the 
        most serious and divisive human rights issues in the United States;
Whereas a small percentage of police, through acts of brutality and the use of 
        excessive force, have given the vast majority of police who abide by the 
        law a bad reputation;
Whereas police brutality and the use of excessive force have led to public 
        mistrust of the police, particularly in communities of racial 
        minorities;
Whereas police brutality and the use of excessive force have resulted in the 
        torture and death of innocent people;
Whereas police brutality and the use of excessive force have caused tension 
        between the police and the public;
Whereas the House of Representatives finds that the behavior of police officers 
        who engage in unjustified shootings, beatings, fatal chokings, and any 
        other excessive treatment is inconsistent with the Constitution; and
Whereas the House of Representatives finds that the rule of law in the United 
        States is undermined when a few police officers engage in a pattern of 
        conduct inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) advocates sound and unbiased law enforcement practices;
            (2) commends those police officers who risk their lives in 
        service of all individuals, to whom the protections of the 
        Constitution are granted equally; and
            (3) condemns acts of brutality and the use of excessive 
        force by police officers.
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