Honoring and thanking the members of the National Guard who were deployed to the District of Columbia and the National Capital region in support of civil authorities for the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice President of the United States.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 71 Honoring and thanking the members of the National Guard who were de- ployed to the District of Columbia and the National Capital region in support of civil authorities for the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice President of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2021 Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. TRONE, Mr. HILL, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. LAN- GEVIN, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. COLE, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. STEWART, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BACON, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl- vania, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. CREN- SHAW, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BERGMAN, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. CROW, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. GUEST, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. FOXX, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CASE, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. HERN, and Ms. CHENEY) submitted the following reso- lution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Jan 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR71.IH HR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 71 IH RESOLUTION Honoring and thanking the members of the National Guard who were deployed to the District of Columbia and the National Capital region in support of civil authorities for the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice President of the United States. Whereas, since 1636, the National Guard has served the American people in a variety of roles ranging from— (1) homeland defense; (2) overseas combat; (3) humanitarian aid; and (4) defense support for civil authorities; Whereas the National Guard is comprised of 444,600 individ- uals from all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; Whereas members of the National Guard serve their country and their communities on a daily basis; Whereas, on January 6, 2021, during a joint session of Con- gress to count States’ electoral votes, a violent, deadly at- tack occurred on the United States Capitol and Capitol complex; Whereas, beginning on January 7, 2021, over 26,700 mem- bers of the National Guard, from the 50 States, the Ter- ritories, and the District of Columbia, deployed to the National Capital region to support the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Secret Service, the United States Park Police, and other Federal law en- forcement agencies during the inauguration of Joseph R. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Jan 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR71.IH HR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 71 IH Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice President of the United States; Whereas, in keeping with the National Guard’s motto of ‘‘Al- ways Ready, Always There!’’, these members of the Na- tional Guard deployed on a no-notice deployment to aid law enforcement in creating a secure environment for the 59th inauguration ceremonies; Whereas, throughout their deployments to the National Cap- ital region, the members of the National Guard were in- strumental in providing a safe and secure environment for one of the hallmarks of our Republic, the peaceful transfer of power; Whereas, throughout their time supporting civil authorities in the District of Columbia, there were no incidents of vio- lence threatening the inaugural ceremonies; Whereas the members of the National Guard completed their mission while also dealing with, and working to mitigate, the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic; and Whereas some members of the National Guard will remain in the National Capital region over the coming months to ensure stability and security: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) sends its sincere gratitude to the over 2 26,700 members of the National Guard who were 3 deployed to the District of Columbia and the Na- 4 tional Capital region, at a moment’s notice in sup- 5 port of the peaceful transfer of power to Joseph R. 6 Biden, Jr., as the 46th President of the United 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Jan 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR71.IH HR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 71 IH States and Kamala Devi Harris as 49th Vice Presi- 1 dent of the United States; and 2 (2) commends the members of the National 3 Guard and of law enforcement agencies who ensured 4 a safe and secure environment for the 59th inau- 5 guration. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Jan 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR71.IH HR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS