HCONRES 98
Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.
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Bill overview
This concurrent resolution expresses support for law enforcement professionals in the United States, acknowledging their risks, sacrifices, and contributions to community safety. It recognizes the significant progress made in reducing crime rates and honors those officers who have died or been injured in the line of duty. The resolution calls for increased resources, including personnel, training, equipment, and mental health support, to enhance officer safety and well-being.
Key provisions
- Expresses respect and appreciation for law enforcement officers.
- Remembers and honors officers who have died or been injured in the line of duty.
- Calls for increased policing personnel.
- Calls for improved training and equipment for officers.
- Calls for tougher penalties for assaulting or killing officers.
- Calls for increased mental health resources for officers.
- Urges all levels of government to provide necessary support and resources.
Who is affected
- Law enforcement officers
- Families of law enforcement officers
- American communities
- Federal and state governments
- Local law enforcement agencies
Notable changes
- Highlights the ongoing challenges faced by law enforcement, including low staffing levels and high rates of officer assaults and suicides.
- Acknowledges the significant decline in crime rates despite these challenges.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. CON. RES. 98
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing support for America’s law enforcement professionals.
Whereas more than 840,000 law enforcement officers in the United States risk their lives daily to serve and protect their communities;
Whereas the law enforcement officers of the United States perform their difficult and dangerous job honorably and professionally, with the overwhelming majority of Americans having a positive opinion of their interactions with police;
Whereas, after the record increases in violent crime that occurred nationwide between 2020 and 2022, the United States has experienced a dramatic and sustained reduction in crime, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation reporting a 4.5 percent decrease in violent crime and a historic 14.9 percent decline in homicides in 2024, and preliminary national data for 2025 showing an unprecedented 18 to 20 percent drop in homicides and significant decreases in other major crime categories;
Whereas this progress in crime reduction has been made possible by the innovative and dedicated efforts of law enforcement officers across the United States;
Whereas there are now over 24,000 names of America’s fallen law enforcement heroes listed on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial dating back to the first death in the line of duty in 1786;
Whereas the environment for officers has become increasingly more hostile and their safety having become more precarious;
Whereas 2024 saw the highest officer assault rate of the past 10 years, with nearly 86,000 law enforcement officers assaulted by criminals;
Whereas, in the past 5 years, 1,744 officers have been shot in the line of duty, and 265 of those officers died;
Whereas nearly 2,600 law enforcement officers in the United States have died in the line of duty during the past decade;
Whereas law enforcement officers typically encounter between 400 and 600 traumatic events during their careers, compared with three or four for the average citizen;
Whereas the unusually high number of traumatic events experienced by law enforcement officers has contributed to a 54-percent higher suicide rate among officers than among other American workers;
Whereas, despite recent declines in crime, law enforcement agencies across the United States continue to face dangerously low staffing levels, with sworn officer numbers still more than 5 percent below pre-2020 levels; and
Whereas supporting law enforcement officers with the equipment, training, and funding needed to protect American communities from criminal violence has long received overwhelming public support from across the political spectrum: Now, therefore, be it
That Congress—
remembers and honors those officers and families who have experienced a death or injury in the line of duty;
calls for increased measures to be taken to maximize the safety and well-being of our officers, including more policing personnel, improved training and equipment, tough penalties for assaulting or killing a law enforcement professional, and increased mental health resources for officers; and
calls on all levels of government to ensure that our law enforcement professionals receive the support and resources needed to keep America safe.