City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0039R

• File #: 12-0039R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of Federal Legislation - S.1670 - End Racial Profiling Act of 2011
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/26/2012
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/26/2012
• Title: In Support of Federal Legislation - S.1670 - End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 FOR the purpose of expressing strong support for this legislation that will prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, local, and tribal level; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to give the measure favorable consideration; requesting the Honorable Members of the Maryland Delegation to the 112th Congress to support the legislation, and; respectfully entreating the President of the United States to sign the Act into law.
• Sponsors: William "Pete" Welch, Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, President Young, James B. Kraft, Brandon M. Scott, Robert Curran, Bill Henry, Nick Mosby, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/26/2012	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
3/26/2012	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Welch



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of Federal Legislation - S.1670 - End Racial Profiling Act of 2011

FOR the purpose of expressing strong support for this legislation that will prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, local, and tribal level; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to give the measure favorable consideration; requesting the Honorable Members of the Maryland Delegation to the 112th Congress to support the legislation, and; respectfully entreating the President of the United States to sign the Act into law.
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Recitals

The End Racial Profiling Act is aimed at completely eliminating practices that demonize people with certain racial or religious backgrounds and yields little in return said the Democratic sponsors of the bill upon its introduction in October 2011. Senator Ben Cardin, the lead sponsor, said that racial profiling is ineffective: “The more resources that are spent investigating individuals solely because of their race or religion, the fewer resources are being directed at suspects actually demonstrating illegal behavior.”

S. 1670 will prohibit racial profiling at all levels of government, and will make the prohibition enforceable through a court order. It will also mandate training to ensure law enforcement divisions cease racial profiling, and conditions federal fu...