mr. bishop: ilduch time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bishop: it is mylege to be the lead sponsor of h.r. 7581, the improving law enforcement officer safety and wellness through data act. and i rise in support of it. gathering and analysis ofexpand data about attacks on law enforcement officers across the country, our currentay

ourge. its sponsorship is bipartisan and bicameral. i'm grateful forhe leadership in the senate of senators grassley, tillis and others and the srt of 25 bipartisan co-sponsors in the house. the justification, mr. speaker is obvious. just yesteay the f.b.i. forecast the release of its annual report on officersd in the line of duty in 2023. reporting that, quote, from 2021 to 2023, more officers were feloniously killed, 1 any other con second ty three-year period in the past 20 years.d 2024 is on track to be e worst year of any, other than 2021, because of repeat -- because a repeat criminal who e been in jail gunned down four heroes in charlotte two ago and injured five others. criminals kles nationwide in april alone. until the 2023 report is

released, the latest data are oe assaulted in 2022. this bill will deepen the available data set in thrys. reporting on the intentionality of targeting lawnf officers, because of their status as sworn officers.tr aggd trauma-incluesing incidents that do not r to crime and cataloging the availability to officers ofen resources to deal with the attacks theyuffer. one would expect unanimous support a yet in the judiciary committee, democrats amazingly sought to gut and replace the entire bill w same old anti-police legislation to qualr police officers, create a national registry of police misconduct, require implicit

bind so forth. if reacting to unprecedented killings and assaults of cops by inti and undermining cops sounds backwards andshin te vote on this bill. the t is that the strong impulse and desire among to demd delegitimize policen powerful and just under the surface. even as many of them deny they ever uttered the words defund and abolish during the 2020 summer of love. which spawned mass rio a increased attacks and killings of not only po out also those most in need of their especially here in washington, d.c., the of this most irresponsible rhetoric in the history ofn politics have been catastrophic. crime remainsut of control,

especially among juveniles. jees on congressmen, a 20-year murder record. congress has disapproved with biden's signature and d.c. rewrite that required m minimums and cut sennc. d.c. council members faced recall efforts d.c. citizens and the metro police department has almost 600 of 4,000 member force and almosvery month loses more than it hires and some democrats will vote against this little bilo collect more information about attacks on officers. and imust be considered under the 2/3 majority to pass on g suspension as little

bills are. here are the searing consequences. where's that board. here to myre the consequences of this political human cost of the worst attack on law enforcement since 2016. charlotte-members of the committee leanburg eyer and correctional officers and sam palocci and united states deputy lost their lives onpril 29. i have been to their funerals and heard from their families, may their n ende in our memory or list the other lives taken from us long ago, jonathan ny pmp d shot andd leaving behind a wife and one-year-old.

phillip nix killed at a gas station interdicting criminals who wanted to steal beer the night before new year's eve. a sheriff's deputy ambushed and shot t death by illegals. ryanendrks, deputy, lost his i a shootout. david dorn, 77-year-old retired police captain fatally shot interrupting a burglary during the george floyd riots and far many others to name in the time allowed. is it timeet to come around? the former new york city police commissioner said about that place, quote, don't holdou breath. the state and the city cram have been captured bygresve left and unlikely the voters are

going to take them o soon. let's prove that the sameno be said of congress. one way or the other. support our men and women in blue. then people certainly do. the overwhelming majority of let's pass this little bill. develop the infmayo we can prote officers who serve us, who risk their lives every day. and with that, mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from washington. ms. jayapal: i yield myself such ti a may consume. colleagues jut mischaracterized the democraticn committee. mr. speaker, this legislation puorts to improve law

enforcement officer safety and wellne to do this which requiring the attorney general to iss reports about attacks on officers, aggressionin officers and officer mental health. while this legislation may s th, let us be really clear, it is more cheap talk from republicans.sotely nothing in tl makes a single police officer safer or invests a single dollar in officer wellness.ile the cola including data of officer attacks and mental health is important, this bill is unlikel. by necessity, data about of viot law enforcement officers must already be itially collected and reported if at all by tribal, state a local authorities who are in the best position to know about these incidents, not attorney

general. the federal government collects this data through the participation by these authoritiesnvoluntary reporting programs like the national incident base reportina collection. nothing in this bill requires agencies to participate in these programs nors it mandate any kind of reporting. there is nothing in this bill t improve the underlying data that is available to the a general and others, it is unlikely that the reporting quy the bill would deliver any new insights that would improve officer safety. democrats sought to s this problem of inadequate collection. under the bill, states have to re shootings and deaths and

states would receirants to facilitate. by both mandati supporting data collection the george floyd and policing act would improve the data available to the congress, federal agenc and the public. critically, unlike this legislation, thatl require reporting of uses of force both by and against law enforcement enabling us a full understanding of the dangers faced by officers as well as the injuries and deaths of civilians that are causey police. in focusing only on attacks ait officers, this bill turns a blind eye to uses of force by lawment against civilians, whether it is justified or not. mental healthg provisions of the bill are unlikely to improve officer wellness because they fail to build on the workes and the bidn

administration. in the 115th we passed the law enforcement mental health and wellness act, a bipartisan signed into law by president obama which directed the department of defense, the department of veterans affairs and d.o.j.'s affairs of orienting police services to report on mental health practices and services that could be adopted by law enforcement and the programs already available to t expanded the availability of grant funds for law enforcementw educational resources. building on thisk, president biden issued a 2022 executive order on advancing effective accountable policing and criminal justicees to enhance public trust and public safety. thecu oer required the attorney general to develop and publish a best practices to address law enforcement wellness and make recommendations regarding the

of law enforcement officers.de the attorney general has already complied this executive order, so we know much more about the mental health resources and the needs of law enforcement. rather than retread our steps, we should be moving forward to help our law officers implement this important work so more officersy need. last congress under democratic controlled, the house passed numerous bipartisan bills1 t improved safety and wellness like protecting america'sirst responders act, the public safety support act, theentialits for pier support or the cops counseling act a the law enforcement de-escalation training seven bipartisan bills many led by republicans have been passed by the democratic-led senate. these are bills would help law enforcement and our priorities for the police

groups. so far, house republicans have advanced one of them. this legislation represents another wasted opportunity to together on substantive proposals that will make our coit the law enforcement officers that protect them safer. i urgeembers to oppose this legislation. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from north cana mr. bishop, is recognized. mr. bishop: as the comments of the genad from washington developed, it became clear, she said it f i mischaracterized what occurred in the judiciary committee andec that i didn't mischaracterize anything. what they offered to to take again this bill, which provides for additional data collection about attacks on law enforcement officers to take the it and replace it with yes,gut

indeed, the george flo justice and policing act is the name. and that is the billescribed as having impaired -- attempted to iair officer qualified immunity, to require tg on implicit bias, to establish a data base impugn officers nationwide. that is the bill that was a very they were in the majority. it passed on the floor under majority rule and didn't beuse the last thing america needs, again as demonstrated the events in washington, d.c., the last t america needs is police officers to be brushed back from jobs to be intimidated from doing the very tough work criminal law enforcement by legislation that,

delegitimizees them. and here we are. is this the only reporti bill that's ever come up that democrats find objectionable because of their interest in good and efficient government? isey are concerned about the possibility that the bill might not have excellent impacts or be e or advance the game or break new ground? what's thefter all? democrats cannot abide even the simplest of legislation that recognizes the burdens that are bourne every by police officers in this country on our behalf, that they are beingbjecr incidents and attacks on their e line of duty by people who intend t them harm and that there may be gaps in terms ofrcm to deal with the difficulties

they confront. the response that you need to do the george floyd justice policing act in lieu of this reporting bill is absurd. degree.aslighting in the highest this little reporting bill,therd yet for some reason, it sticks in the claw of the minority. just to say to police officers, we are going to extend f efforts. further minimal efforts to learn the information that need to find out to see how big this problem is and whether you're being afforded the opportunity to deal with it your personal leaves as it wreaks havoc on you. joshua eyer, sam poc alden

elliott, thomas weeks, junior. one of the worstacks on law enforcement eoun't we go and fit what we need to know for benefit? is that not an appropriate way?e way to honor their memory? is the concern with efficiency and breaking new ground so profoundha you got to replace the bill to find out information about the asslt them with the george floyd justice and policing act that was rejected last congress? it's simply astonishing. and americans aren't going to tolerate it. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the from new york is recognized. t gentleman reserves.

-- the gentleman gentleman fromk now controls the minority time. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. let me speak morey to the circumstances in washington, d.c., and what has transpired id of policing bill represented by the, quote, georg justice in policing act, withch the minority proposed to the juy cmittee to gut and replace this bill. at thisi yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. higgins. mr. higgins: i thank my colleague. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. higgins: madam speaker, do

youw why our democrat colleagues oppose thi report? do you know why? speaker? they don't want clear, precise data provided to the pey attacks uniformed law enforcement officers suffer evear? they don't want america to know, madam speaker. because america would be shocke it's vastly underreported. by rank and file officers. like me. and my brothers and sisters from men who know what it is not just to wear a little pin here, ound d.c. with your head high, but to wear a shield, to wear a badge, to that certification every year. we know what it is to

constantly under threat of attack and physical attack. but we carry on. we rarelyepor what we don't absolutely have to. because of the agenda-driven persecutn officers are currently fac in where? republican-run cities with republican district attorneysthe criminals? no, madam speaker. in liberal cit look at the maps. in cities run by democrat licies and their agenda, democrat mayor, democrat d.a.'se eaten alive by crime in america. this is why you cannot fill thet when i was a cop we had about 800,000 uniformed officers.

we were on our way to a million. we're down about. your officers are leaving service. not because of the threats that we have historically faced, but because of the threats that we continue face of physical danger on the streets and the very significant possibility even proablght in some municipalities, that the actions are going to be treated more harshly than the criminal and at officer both faces and protects his community from.hink that mys across the aisle would oppose a bill that mdates a -- the department of justice provide accurate data to the american people about how many violent attacks uniformed officers face acro the country, my god, you can barely get yourea ound that.

of course this body that is to e people should endeavor to provide the american people■ accurate contemporary data regarding such things. i'm honored to support my colleague's bill and i encourage representatives on both sides of the aisle to join us in support of this legislation.%g yield. mr. bishop: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i think it b repeating in light of that extraordinary commentary that right here in the district of columbia, to the affliction of 700,000 roughly local citizens and the 19 million that annually, exactly the kind of radical po

litciization -- politiization -- politicization that would says this beyond the pale, that you've got to have the george floyd justice in policingct that's exactly what they did in d.c. that's what they've done to l to citizen-led recall petitions on two d.c. councilmembers. what they've done to see carjackings explode in ways that no one ever thought possible. to have a 20-year record of homicides last year. and to have one d.c. councilmember still touting that he managed, because of the budgetits, to take millions and millions out of the department, out of theolitan po. so that their force has decliner and continues to decline.

three year into the phenome how far will ideology go? to take us beyond com sense. to a point we can't recover. let's do a little reporting bill.ind out the details. get a rich data about this scourge that we see across nation. precipitated and encouraged by those who still cannot bring themselves to say that law rc officers are a needed the nation must have them. law and order must prevail. in oer the country to succeed. how can we have come to a point in the country where thatt be conceded readily by everyone in the political spectrum. i do not know.

i do not understand. but that's where we are. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves.n from new yk reserves. mr. bishop: prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized.nadl: i yield myselfe balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you. madam speaker, this bill is more cheap talk from republicans. nothing in this bill makes a single officer safer or investsr wellness. this legislation f fortf the get justice in policing act whi beta collection and reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to report uses of force by or against lawnt officers as a condition of the receipt of certain grants. house republicans are again refusing to work with police and the organizations that represent the police to pass meaningful

legislation. this legislation is a missed opportunity. it calls for a duplicates existing reporting requirements. it falls for a short of meaningful progress in officer safety and represents an enormous step bacards from legislation offered by the democratic majority in the 1 congress. i urge my colleagues to reject this legislation so that we can work together on bipartisan legislation that will really enhance the safety of our officers and our communities. my time. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mreapalk. that's what the gentleman from new york just said. cheap talk. well, madam speaker, there's th it. behold the price. that's whyhe this body, when

this republican house, undertook to disapprove the d.c. crime thy rewritten criminal law in the district of columbia, this body disapproved it with the support of over 30 democrats. that's why chuck schumer and the democrats -- democrat majority in the senate joined in disapproving that radical rewrite of the criminal law in hy joe biden signed thea. law to disapprove the rad crimin d.c. what's cheap talk is the concern that this w produce a duplicate report. th objection? that the report might be duplicative? really? i'd say duplicative reports from

here to there's the slightestnce that it will avoid this unspeakable everybody in the chamber should support tyx