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Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling.

USA115th CongressHRES-978| House 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Frederica S. Wilson

Frederica S. Wilson

Democratic Representative

Florida

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Condemns unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense. Urges state legislatures to reject or repeal Stand Your Ground legislation. Commits to developing incentives for states to find alternatives to such legislation, such as grants for community policing. Encourages states to create penalties for individuals found to have caused substantive harm through racial profiling. Urges the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to seek to elevate the social status of black males by undertaking studies to understand and correct the underlying causes of higher rates of school expulsions and suspensions, homicides, incarceration, poverty, violence, and drug abuse, as well as income, health, and educational disparities.
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Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsViolent crime

Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling.

USA115th CongressHRES-978| House 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Condemns unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense. Urges state legislatures to reject or repeal Stand Your Ground legislation. Commits to developing incentives for states to find alternatives to such legislation, such as grants for community policing. Encourages states to create penalties for individuals found to have caused substantive harm through racial profiling. Urges the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to seek to elevate the social status of black males by undertaking studies to understand and correct the underlying causes of higher rates of school expulsions and suspensions, homicides, incarceration, poverty, violence, and drug abuse, as well as income, health, and educational disparities.
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Frederica S. Wilson

Frederica S. Wilson

Democratic Representative

Florida

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsViolent crime