HRES 988
116th Congress
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Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution condemns acts of brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. It also calls for the end of militarized policing practices.
The resolution supports strengthening efforts to promote accountability for individual law enforcement officers and police departments.
Finally, it calls for the adoption of sound and unbiased law enforcement policies at all levels of government.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
149
Gabbard, Tulsi
KIND, RON
D
Lee, Susie
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
D
Crow, Jason
Deutch, Theodore
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
LANGEVIN, JAMES
D
Larsen, Rick
Lawrence, Brenda
D
Mfume, Kweisi
D
Pappas, Chris
D
Sherman, Brad
VISCLOSKY, PETER
D
Aguilar, Pete
Axne, Cynthia
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Bera, Ami
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown, Anthony
D
Brownley, Julia
Bustos, Cheri
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Carson, André
D
Casten, Sean
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Clark, Katherine M.
CLAY, WM.
D
Cohen, Steve
COOPER, JAMES
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Craig, Angie
Crist, Charlie
D
Davis, Danny K.
DAVIS, SUSAN
D
Dean, Madeleine
DEFAZIO, PETER
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Dingell, Debbie
ENGEL, ELIOT
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Foster, Bill
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 988: Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-988/
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