[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 27

 Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, 
                             and patients.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2023

  Ms. DeGette (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Pressley, Ms. 
McCollum, Mr. Takano, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. 
Chu, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peters, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
     Matsui, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schrier, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Ross, Ms. 
   Barragan, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Casar, Mr. 
Nadler, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Perez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. 
Hayes, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, Ms. Adams, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Himes, 
  Ms. Salinas, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
Sanchez, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Robert Garcia 
    of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Evans, Ms. Wilson of 
Florida, Mr. Crow, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Kaptur, 
  Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
Tlaib, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Wild, Mr. Carson, Mr. Morelle, Mrs. Peltola, Ms. 
   Caraveo, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Stansbury, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
Stanton, Ms. Manning, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Torres 
 of New York, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. McBath, Mr. 
Cardenas, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Meeks, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Titus, 
  Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Balint, Ms. Porter, Mr. 
    Thanedar, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
Sorensen, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Golden 
   of Maine, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Pingree, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Davis of 
   Illinois, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Brown, Ms. Bush, Mr. 
 Lynch, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Trone, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Kim of 
  New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
 Courtney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carter 
 of Louisiana, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
 Magaziner, Mr. Case, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Landsman, Ms. 
  Clarke of New York, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
  Davids of Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
  Strickland, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
 Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
 Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Neguse, Ms. 
   Blunt Rochester, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
     Allred, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Casten, Ms. Clark of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
  Panetta, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, 
                             and patients.

Whereas workplace violence ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical 
        assaults and homicide;
Whereas, for decades, health care personnel for women and people who access 
        reproductive health care services have been subjected to intimidation, 
        threats, and violence;
Whereas, between 1977 and 2015--

    (1) nearly 7,000 violent acts were reported against providers at health 
centers for women, including bombings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings, 
and assaults; and

    (2) more than 190,000 acts of disruption, including bomb threats and 
harassing calls, were reported;

Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, there were 11 murders, numerous attempted 
        murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons targeted at individuals and 
        facilities associated with care provided at health centers for women;
Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, the 11 victims of anti-choice violence include 
        Dr. David Gunn of Pensacola, Florida, in 1993; Dr. John Bayard Britton 
        and a volunteer, James Barrett, both of Pensacola, Florida, in 1994; 
        clinic receptionists Shannon Lowney and Leanne Nichols, both of 
        Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1994; Dr. Barnett Slepian of Buffalo, New 
        York, in 1998; clinic security guard Robert Sanderson of Birmingham, 
        Alabama, in 1998; Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, in 2009; and 
        police officer Garrett Swasey, Ke'Arre Stewart, and Jennifer Markovsky, 
        all of whom were lost during a violent attack at a Planned Parenthood 
        clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2015;
Whereas, in 2016, two defendants vandalized a Baltimore, Maryland, area abortion 
        clinic on two separate occasions, with one defendant pleading guilty and 
        the other convicted at trial of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances 
        (FACE) Act violations;
Whereas, in 2017, a defendant sent several threatening emails to abortion 
        clinics located in Chicago, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana, and the 
        defendant pled guilty to FACE Act and other Federal offenses;
Whereas, in 2018, a defendant directed a threatening social media post to 
        Planned Parenthood facilities and staff and defendant pled guilty to 
        Federal offenses, including a FACE Act charge;
Whereas, in 2019, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act violations and other 
        Federal offenses related to a 2015 shooting at a Planned Parenthood 
        facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he shot at several 
        civilians and police officers, killing two civilians and one officer, 
        while injuring several others;
Whereas, in 2020, a defendant pled guilty to FACE Act related offenses in 
        connection with a bomb threat call the defendant made to a Jacksonville, 
        Florida, abortion clinic;
Whereas, in 2021, a defendant pled guilty to a FACE Act violation and other 
        State felony offenses for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Fort Myers, 
        Florida, abortion clinic;
Whereas, in 2022, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act violations after he 
        assaulted a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area Planned Parenthood clinic 
        escort twice on the same date, with one assault resulting in bodily 
        injury; and
Whereas extreme rhetoric continues to fuel a hate-filled climate that is 
        dangerous for individuals who provide or access comprehensive health 
        care services: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns all acts of political violence;
            (2) condemns attacks on health care facilities, health care 
        personnel, and patients;
            (3) affirms that all people have the freedom to access 
        reproductive health care services and medical advice without 
        fear of violence, intimidation, or harassment; and
            (4) calls upon the Biden administration to use all 
        appropriate authorities to uphold public safety, to protect 
        health care facilities, and safeguard health care personnel and 
        patients.
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