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Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution condemns all acts of political violence and specifically attacks on health care facilities, health care workers, and patients. It affirms that people have the right to access reproductive health care services without fear of violence, intimidation or harassment. The resolution calls on the Biden administration to protect public safety and safeguard health care facilities and workers.

Who It Affects

Health care workers and staff at health care facilities, particularly those providing reproductive health care services. Patients seeking reproductive health care services. The Biden administration.

Key Provisions

• The House of Representatives condemns all acts of political violence (Resolved, lines 1-2) • The House of Representatives condemns attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (Resolved, lines 2-3) • The House of Representatives affirms that all people have the freedom to access reproductive health care services and medical advice without fear of violence, intimidation, or harassment (Resolved, lines 4-8) • The House of Representatives calls upon the Biden administration to use all appropriate authorities to uphold public safety, protect health care facilities, and safeguard health care personnel and patients (Resolved, lines 8-11)

What Changes

Not specified in bill text. This is a resolution expressing the position of the House of Representatives rather than a law that creates new requirements or changes existing rules.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 27 Condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients. 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. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUPPERS- BERGER, Ms. CHU, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PETERS, Mr. DOG- GETT, Mr. TONKO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. NOR- TON, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. HOYER, Ms. ROSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 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. SALI- NAS, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, 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. CA´RDENAS, 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 Geor- gia, 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 Wash- ington, 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:31 Jan 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR27.IH HR27 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 27 IH of New York, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. DA- VIDS 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. JACK- SON 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 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 bomb- ings, 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 ar- sons 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, VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:31 Jan 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR27.IH HR27 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 27 IH Florida, in 1993; Dr. John Bayard Britton and a volun- teer, 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 Jen- nifer 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 con- victed 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; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:31 Jan 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR27.IH HR27 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 27 IH Whereas, in 2020, a defendant pled guilty to FACE Act re- lated offenses in connection with a bomb threat call the defendant made to a Jacksonville, Florida, abortion clin- ic; 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, Pennsyl- vania, 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 cli- mate that is dangerous for individuals who provide or ac- cess comprehensive health care services: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) condemns all acts of political violence; 2 (2) condemns attacks on health care facilities, 3 health care personnel, and patients; 4 (3) affirms that all people have the freedom to 5 access reproductive health care services and medical 6 advice without fear of violence, intimidation, or har- 7 assment; and 8 (4) calls upon the Biden administration to use 9 all appropriate authorities to uphold public safety, to 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:31 Jan 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR27.IH HR27 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HRES 27 IH protect health care facilities, and safeguard health 1 care personnel and patients. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:31 Jan 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR27.IH HR27 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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