[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 27
Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel,
and patients.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 11, 2023
Ms. DeGette (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Pressley, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Takano, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms.
Chu, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peters, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Tonko, Ms.
Matsui, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schrier, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Ross, Ms.
Barragan, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Casar, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Perez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mrs.
Hayes, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Adams, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Himes,
Ms. Salinas, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Connolly, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Robert Garcia
of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Evans, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Mr. Crow, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Kaptur,
Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Bonamici, Ms.
Tlaib, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Wild, Mr. Carson, Mr. Morelle, Mrs. Peltola, Ms.
Caraveo, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Stansbury, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Omar, Mr.
Stanton, Ms. Manning, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Torres
of New York, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. McBath, Mr.
Cardenas, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Meeks, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Titus,
Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Balint, Ms. Porter, Mr.
Thanedar, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Sorensen, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Golden
of Maine, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Pingree, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Brown, Ms. Bush, Mr.
Lynch, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Trone, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Kim of
New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carter
of Louisiana, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Magaziner, Mr. Case, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Landsman, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Davids of Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, Ms. Meng, Ms.
Strickland, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee,
Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Neguse, Ms.
Blunt Rochester, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Allred, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Casten, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel,
and patients.
Whereas workplace violence ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical
assaults and homicide;
Whereas, for decades, health care personnel for women and people who access
reproductive health care services have been subjected to intimidation,
threats, and violence;
Whereas, between 1977 and 2015--
(1) nearly 7,000 violent acts were reported against providers at health
centers for women, including bombings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings,
and assaults; and
(2) more than 190,000 acts of disruption, including bomb threats and
harassing calls, were reported;
Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, there were 11 murders, numerous attempted
murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons targeted at individuals and
facilities associated with care provided at health centers for women;
Whereas, between 1993 and 2015, the 11 victims of anti-choice violence include
Dr. David Gunn of Pensacola, Florida, in 1993; Dr. John Bayard Britton
and a volunteer, James Barrett, both of Pensacola, Florida, in 1994;
clinic receptionists Shannon Lowney and Leanne Nichols, both of
Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1994; Dr. Barnett Slepian of Buffalo, New
York, in 1998; clinic security guard Robert Sanderson of Birmingham,
Alabama, in 1998; Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, in 2009; and
police officer Garrett Swasey, Ke'Arre Stewart, and Jennifer Markovsky,
all of whom were lost during a violent attack at a Planned Parenthood
clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2015;
Whereas, in 2016, two defendants vandalized a Baltimore, Maryland, area abortion
clinic on two separate occasions, with one defendant pleading guilty and
the other convicted at trial of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances
(FACE) Act violations;
Whereas, in 2017, a defendant sent several threatening emails to abortion
clinics located in Chicago, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana, and the
defendant pled guilty to FACE Act and other Federal offenses;
Whereas, in 2018, a defendant directed a threatening social media post to
Planned Parenthood facilities and staff and defendant pled guilty to
Federal offenses, including a FACE Act charge;
Whereas, in 2019, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act violations and other
Federal offenses related to a 2015 shooting at a Planned Parenthood
facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he shot at several
civilians and police officers, killing two civilians and one officer,
while injuring several others;
Whereas, in 2020, a defendant pled guilty to FACE Act related offenses in
connection with a bomb threat call the defendant made to a Jacksonville,
Florida, abortion clinic;
Whereas, in 2021, a defendant pled guilty to a FACE Act violation and other
State felony offenses for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Fort Myers,
Florida, abortion clinic;
Whereas, in 2022, a defendant was indicted for FACE Act violations after he
assaulted a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area Planned Parenthood clinic
escort twice on the same date, with one assault resulting in bodily
injury; and
Whereas extreme rhetoric continues to fuel a hate-filled climate that is
dangerous for individuals who provide or access comprehensive health
care services: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) condemns all acts of political violence;
(2) condemns attacks on health care facilities, health care
personnel, and patients;
(3) affirms that all people have the freedom to access
reproductive health care services and medical advice without
fear of violence, intimidation, or harassment; and
(4) calls upon the Biden administration to use all
appropriate authorities to uphold public safety, to protect
health care facilities, and safeguard health care personnel and
patients.
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