United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 697 (116th)
A resolution expressing support for the brave men and women of our law enforcement agencies and urging the people of the United States to "Back the Blue".
Introduced
16 September 2020
Last action
16 September 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5654)
Sponsors
Rick Scott, Thomas Tillis, Tom Cotton, Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA], Joni Ernst, Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, Martha McSally, Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This resolution expresses gratitude to the brave law enforcement officers who serve their communities and condemns individuals who commit violence against them. It also calls on the people of the United States to denounce the September 2020 attack on deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Timeline
16 September 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5654)
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 September 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 September 2020
Sponsors
- Rick Scott · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
- Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Joni Ernst · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
- Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Mike Rounds · R · Sponsor
- John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
- Martha McSally · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/697
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sres/697
- us · 116-sres-697 · source updated 10 August 2026