{"id":2243965,"date":"2024-05-14T04:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-looks-to-cement-law-and-order-platform-during-national-police-week\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T04:16:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T08:16:10","slug":"house-gop-looks-to-cement-law-and-order-platform-during-national-police-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-looks-to-cement-law-and-order-platform-during-national-police-week\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP aims to solidify law-and-order stance for National Police Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-looks-to-cement-law-and-order-platform-during-national-police-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House\u2064 Republicans are gearing up for National Police Week with a \u200cset of law enforcement\u200d bills, aiming to \u200bstrengthen their law-and-order platform before the 2024 election. These \u2062bills\u2063 include measures to enhance officer protections and\u200b address &#8220;soft-on-crime&#8221; policies. Additionally, proposals to \u2063deport immigrants who assault police and\u2064 assess the impact of\u200c border policies on law enforcement \u200care on the agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Republicans are teeing up a number of pro-law enforcement bills to hit the floor during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/182726\/republicans-celebrate-national-police-week-with-pro-law-enforcement-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Police Week<\/a>, looking to hammer home their law-and-order platform ahead of the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will vote on a slew of police-related legislation over the coming days, including bills to increase protections for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> as well as resolutions denouncing the Biden administration over what Republicans consider to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2993794\/trump-frustrates-republicans-repeating-soft-crime-stance-select-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201csoft-on-crime\u201d policies<\/a>. The law enforcement bills will also include a number of provisions seeking to crack down on the rise of illegal immigration at the southern border, which has become a hot-button topic on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of some of the top pieces of legislation coming to the floor this week: <\/p>\n<h2>Deport illegal immigrants who assault police officers<\/h2>\n<p>One of the top bills lawmakers will vote on this week is a proposal to require that illegal immigrants who are arrested for assaulting law enforcement officers are \u201cquickly arrested and detained\u201d by Immigration and Customs Enforcement until they are deported from the United States. <\/p>\n<p>The Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act, introduced by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), comes in response to an attack on two New York Police Department officers by a group of immigrants just outside a shelter near Times Square earlier this year. Republicans have seized on that incident, as well as others, to blame the Biden administration\u2019s border policies for causing a rise in crime across the country. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas enforce existing laws and secure our borders, these types of bills are necessary to protect our nation and its citizens,\u201d Van Drew posted on X. <\/p>\n<p>The House passed a similar bill last year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1620415\/house-gop-releases-video-attacking-democrats-as-soft-on-crime-during-national-police-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during Police Week<\/a> that would make it a deportable offense to attack police officers but failed to gain much traction in the Democratic-led Senate. Van Drew\u2019s bill could see the same fate as some Democrats have previously raised concerns the bill could be used to justify unwarranted deportations. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will also vote on a semi-related resolution being introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), which could condemn President Joe Biden\u2019s border policies and call on the Biden administration to \u201csupport the law enforcement officers defending our homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Require report on how Biden\u2019s border policies affect law enforcement<\/h2>\n<p>Another bill under consideration would compel Attorney General Merrick Garland to conduct a report on how the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-under-pressure-to-investigate-how-border-crisis-is-affecting-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Garland urged to probe impact of border crisis on law enforcement\">affecting law enforcement officials<\/a> at the federal, state, and local levels. <\/p>\n<p>The bill, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2983437\/garland-under-pressure-investigate-border-crisis-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first reported by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>last month, would require Garland to submit a report to Congress detailing the effects the border crisis has had on law enforcement. Under the legislation, Garland would be required to include specific information in his report, including the estimated cost of all resources used to address the influx of illegal immigrants coming into the country as well as \u201cthe extent to which such resources are not available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the open border policies of President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, law enforcement agencies across the country are being overwhelmed by the millions of migrants and large quantities of dangerous narcotics like fentanyl flowing into the United States,\u201d said Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY), a retired detective with the New York Police Department who introduced the bill. <\/p>\n<p>The report must also include information on how much exposure law enforcement officers have to fentanyl while encountering illegal immigrants crossing the southern border, as well as any injuries sustained while in the line of duty. The bill would also require a section that details the morale of law enforcement officers. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will also vote on a similar bill proposed by Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) that would require Garland to compile reports on violent acts against law enforcement officers as well as the effectiveness of programs meant to protect police officers through wellness programs and protective equipment. <\/p>\n<h2>Expand concealed carry for qualified law enforcement officers <\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers are set to consider whether to expand concealed carry rights to qualified active or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-assault-weapons-ban-along-party-lines-likely-doomed-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"House Passes \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019 Ban Along Party Lines, Likely Doomed in the Senate\">retired law enforcement officers<\/a> in areas that are currently restricted under federal law. <\/p>\n<p>The LEOSA Reform Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), would allow qualified officers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-w-smith-clever-but-wrong-inside-the-anti-gun-arguments-at-the-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Mark W. Smith: Clever but Wrong -- Inside the Anti-Gun Arguments at the Supreme Court\">carry concealed firearms<\/a> in areas such as school zones, national parks, federal facilities open to the public, and state, local, or private property open to the public. The bill would expand those abilities to off-duty and retired law enforcement officers so long as they are deemed qualified. <\/p>\n<p>Bacon <a href=\"https:\/\/bacon.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously proposed changes<\/a> to the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act, or LEOSA, last year but it was not brought to the House floor for a vote. <\/p>\n<h2>Override DC power to implement stricter law enforcement policies<\/h2>\n<p>Another bill under consideration would allow Congress to exert its oversight power over the D.C. Council to block local legislation pertaining to public safety and what Republicans consider to be \u201csoft-on-crime\u201d sentencing. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced the DC CRIMES Act of 2024 that would give Congress the authority to override certain public safety laws in response to rising crime rates in the district. The bill comes as crime in Washington was up by 30% last year, with the number of Metropolitan Police Department officers dwindling, according to GOP lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2238722\/house-republicans-target-dc-election-laws-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Home Rule Act<\/a>, Washington is permitted to operate as an independent city government. The only caveat is that all laws are subject to congressional approval before being enacted, occasionally setting up showdowns between Congress and local lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1478232\/house-republicans-seek-to-block-dc-criminal-code-overhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>used this power last year <\/a>to overturn the city\u2019s overhaul of its criminal code that would eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences, establish jury trials for nearly all misdemeanor cases, and reduce the maximum penalties for crimes such as carjackings or robberies. That effort was successful in both the House and Senate and was later signed by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans prepare to introduce several pro-law enforcement bills during National Police Week, reinforcing their law-and-order platform before the 2024 election. The upcoming legislative agenda includes measures to enhance protections for law enforcement officers. 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