[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 147 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 147

   Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
                                unrest.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2017

  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Ms. Harris) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
                                unrest.

Whereas Saturday, April 29, 2017, marks the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los 
        Angeles civil unrest;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest is also referred to as the 1992 Los 
        Angeles riots, the South Central riots, the Rodney King riots, the Los 
        Angeles uprising, the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance, and ``Sa-I-
        Gu'', which means April 29 in Korean;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest began in South Central Los Angeles, 
        California, following the acquittal of 4 Los Angeles Police Department 
        officers who were charged with using excessive force against an African-
        American taxi driver named Rodney King;
Whereas the acquittal immediately resulted in the formation of large crowds and 
        a public outcry over concerns of racial injustice and police brutality, 
        which soon led to civil unrest at the intersection of Florence Avenue 
        and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles and continued throughout Los 
        Angeles;
Whereas, during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, more than 60 individuals lost 
        their lives amid the looting and fires, more than 2,000 individuals 
        suffered injuries, and more than 11,000 individuals were arrested;
Whereas more than $1,000,000,000 of property damage was incurred during the 1992 
        Los Angeles civil unrest, with approximately 3,600 fires set and 
        destruction to over 1,100 buildings throughout Los Angeles;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest continued for a total of 6 days, 
        during which the unrest spread through multiple neighborhoods, including 
        Koreatown, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest ended following the deployment of 
        thousands of United States Armed Forces personnel;
Whereas, on May 2, 1992, an estimated 30,000 individuals gathered in a peace 
        march in Koreatown during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, calling for 
        healing and supporting merchants in Koreatown whose businesses were 
        decimated; and
Whereas, on April 29, 2017, local leaders, business owners, and individuals in 
        the African-American, Latino, and Korean-American communities will join 
        together to remember the lives lost during the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
        unrest and to discuss continued work to promote unity in Los Angeles: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes and offers condolences to all who lost their 
        lives, suffered injuries, and suffered losses to their 
        businesses and property during the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
        unrest;
            (2) recognizes and commends the communities throughout Los 
        Angeles for the work done to bring different constituencies 
        together to recover and rebuild Los Angeles, improve police 
        oversight, and continue the momentum for change gained in the 
        ensuing months and years following the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
        unrest; and
            (3) expresses hope that the memory of the 1992 Los Angeles 
        civil unrest will promote greater dialogue, civility, and unity 
        among all of the communities throughout Los Angeles.
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