Expressing condemnation for police brutality wherever in the world it occurs.

United States119th CongressHRES-451House of Representatives
Updated: May 29, 2025

Summary

This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' strong condemnation of police brutality wherever it occurs globally , standing in solidarity with peaceful protesters seeking justice and accountability. It recognizes that such brutality, which can include excessive force, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detention, disproportionately harms already vulnerable populations such as racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, women, migrants, and the LGBTQIA+ community. The resolution highlights that impunity for these actions undermines the rule of law, erodes public trust in institutions, and degrades social cohesion. The resolution calls upon the United States Government to undertake significant measures to eliminate police brutality and impunity both within the United States and internationally. This includes prohibiting the sale of arms, ammunition, and "less-lethal" policing equipment, as well as other forms of security assistance and police training, to countries with demonstrated patterns of human rights violations by security forces. Furthermore, it urges the U.S. to use its influence in international institutions to combat police brutality and end impunity worldwide, while also ending the use of militarized equipment and tactics in policing at home and abroad. Finally, the resolution advocates for the reallocation of funding, both domestically and internationally, towards peacebuilding, job training, counseling, mental health programming, and violence-prevention initiatives. It also calls on U.S.-based businesses that sell policing equipment to adopt strict protocols to prevent sales to countries with documented patterns of police brutality or impunity.

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  1. Submitted in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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