[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 366

   Commemorating the 31st anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2023

 Ms. Kamlager-Dove (for herself, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. 
  Lieu, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
Sanchez, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Cleaver, 
 Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Ivey) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commemorating the 31st anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Whereas, Saturday, April 29, 2023, marks the 31st anniversary of the 1992 Los 
        Angeles riots;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots are also referred to as the Los Angeles 
        riots, Sa-I-Gu, which means April 29 in Korean, the Los Angeles civil 
        unrest, the Los Angeles race riots, the South Central riots, the Rodney 
        King riots, the Los Angeles uprising, and the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
        disturbance;
Whereas, on March 3, 1991, Rodney King, a 25-year-old Black man, was nearly 
        beaten to death by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Sergeant Stacey 
        Koon and Officers Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, and Ted Briseno during 
        a traffic stop;
Whereas Rodney King was tased, kicked in the head and body, and beaten with a 
        baton resulting in facial fractures, a broken leg, and multiple bruises;
Whereas a bystander recorded the encounter that was subsequently picked up by 
        media outlets;
Whereas the footage of the horrific act of police brutality sparked public 
        outrage;
Whereas, on March 15, 1991, Officers Koon, Powell, Wind, and Briseno were 
        charged with felony assault;
Whereas the trial was moved to Simi Valley, a predominantly White neighborhood 
        40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles;
Whereas, on April 29, 1992, the officers were acquitted of all charges;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots began in South Central Los Angeles, 
        California, following the acquittal of the 4 LAPD officers;
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 spread throughout Los Angeles;
Whereas, during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, more than 60 individuals lost their 
        lives amid the unrest, including 9 shot by police and 1 by the National 
        Guard;
Whereas, of those killed during the riots, 2 were Asian, 28 were Black, 19 were 
        Latino, and 15 were White;
Whereas more than 2,300 individuals suffered injuries during the riots, and more 
        than 12,000 individuals were arrested;
Whereas more than $1,000,000,000 of property damage was incurred throughout Los 
        Angeles during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, centered in South Los Angeles 
        and Koreatown, with approximately 3,600 fires set and destruction to 
        over 1,100 buildings and businesses throughout Los Angeles, many of 
        which were Korean-American owned;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots continued for a total of 6 days, from April 
        29, 1992, through May 4, 1992;
Whereas the unrest spread through multiple neighborhoods, including Koreatown, 
        Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach;
Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots 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 riots, calling for 
        healing and support in Los Angeles; and
Whereas communities from across Los Angeles, including the Black and Korean-
        American communities, marked the 30th anniversary of the uprising with a 
        city-wide meeting of community leaders, peace gatherings, musical 
        performances, and sober reflection: Now therefore be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and offers condolences to all who lost their 
        lives, suffered injuries, and suffered losses during the 1992 
        Los Angeles riots;
            (2) recognizes the continued need for police oversight, 
        accountability, and reform since the beating of Rodney King, as 
        there have been hundreds of accounts of violent police 
        brutality among Black Americans, including Eric Garner, Michael 
        Brown, Tamir Rice, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tyre 
        Nichols; and
            (3) expresses hope that the memory of the 1992 Los Angeles 
        riots will promote greater dialogue, civility, and unity among 
        all of the communities throughout Los Angeles and the Nation.
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