[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 430

 Calling upon the President to declare a National Day of Prayer to end 
    targeted violence against law enforcement officers and schedule 
          appropriate public events in support of such a day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2015

 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Allen, Mr. Mooney of West 
 Virginia, Mr. Posey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Harris, Mr. Flores, 
   and Mr. Culberson) submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Calling upon the President to declare a National Day of Prayer to end 
    targeted violence against law enforcement officers and schedule 
          appropriate public events in support of such a day.

Whereas all human lives have dignity and worth and are deserving of protection 
        under the law;
Whereas a pattern of violence is emerging against police officers in which 
        officers are targeted for wearing a police uniform and performing their 
        legitimate duties under the law;
Whereas, on August 28, 2015, Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth was targeted and 
        assassinated in Harris County, Texas, while wearing his police uniform;
Whereas gunfire was directed at police officers during protests in Ferguson, 
        Missouri, on March 12, 2015, and August 9, 2015;
Whereas New York City Police Department officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu 
        were targeted and assassinated in New York, New York, while they sat in 
        a patrol car on December 20, 2014;
Whereas law enforcement is a dangerous profession under any circumstances, but 
        this pattern of attacks makes the job even more dangerous;
Whereas the number of police officers killed by firearms increased by 56 percent 
        between 2013 and 2014; and
Whereas ``ambush killings'' were the leading cause of police officer fatalities 
        in firearm-related deaths in 2014: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
President to declare a National Day of Prayer to end targeted violence 
against law enforcement officers and schedule appropriate public events 
in support of such a day.
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