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H.Res. 988: Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.

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H.Res. 988: Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-01 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.

Plain summary

This resolution condemns acts of brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. It also calls for the end of militarized policing practices. The resolution supports strengthening efforts to promote accountability for individual law enforcement officers and police departments. Finally, it calls for the adoption of sound and unbiased law enforcement policies at all levels of government.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · 177 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA) and 117 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hres988 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116