Little Apple Times

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), joined his Republican colleagues in passing legislation that supports the tireless efforts of the brave Americans who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all. 

“During this year’s National Police Week, my House Republican colleagues and I are sending a clear message: we support law enforcement; we oppose any efforts to defund them; and we believe that they should be equipped with resources to do their jobs well,” said Rep. Mann. “Since President Biden took office, crime rates have skyrocketed. In the last three years, the number of officers shot in the line of duty is up 52%, and in major American cities, homicides are up 13%, rapes are up 23%, and aggravated assaults are up 33%. Meanwhile, federal arrests are down 35%. These numbers tell me that we must better support our law enforcement officers and ensure that they have the resources they deserve. As a part of my Commitment to the Big First, I am honored to support commonsense reforms to issues affecting police, oppose any efforts to defund them, and memorialize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.”  

During National Police Week, Congress passed the following legislation:  

• H. Res. 363 – A resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty 
• H.R. 3089 – NDO Fairness Act, preventing the misuse of court-mandated non-disclosure orders 
• H.R. 2494 – POLICE Act of 2023, adding assaulting a police officer to the list of deportable offenses 
• H.R. 3091 – Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, allowing federal law enforcement officers to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued the handgun to the officer. 
• H. Con. Res. 40 – Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

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