S.Con.Res. 39 · 116th Congress

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the Government for redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and looting are unlawful, unacceptable, and contrary to the purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the President of the United States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2020-06-04
Latest action
2020-06-04 · Introduced in Senate

Subjects

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Law enforcement officers
Protest and dissent
First Amendment rights
Violent crime
District of Columbia
Law enforcement administration and funding
Crimes against property