Expressing the sense of Congress that Operation Legend was successful in reducing and combating violent crime in the largest cities of the United States and that a future presidential administration committed to enforcing and maintaining law and order should consider implementing a similar policy.

S. Con. Res. 38 · 118th Congress · Jul 24, 2024 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of Congress that a future presidential administration committed to enforcing or maintaining law and order should—

(1)

consider instituting a policy similar to Operation Legend that deploys Federal law enforcement agents to systematically target crime in cities still plagued with rises in homicides and other violent offenses; and

(2)

provide significant grant funding to State and local governments that shall be used to—

(A)

hire and train more law enforcement officers, including by awarding bonuses to law enforcement officers;

(B)

prevent violent crime by prioritizing stringent sentences for repeat offenders; and

(C)

utilize public safety tools such as bail and pretrial detention to prevent dangerous offenders from returning to communities.

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Jul 24, 2024viewing Introduced in Senate Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Young) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Expressing the sense of Congress that Operation Legend was successful in reducing and combating violent crime in the largest cities of the United States and that a future presidential administration committed to enforcing and maintaining law and order should consider implementing a similar policy.

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