# H.Res. 519 (119th): This resolution condemns the June 14, 2025, attacks on Minnesota state legislators and calls on all people in the United States to reaffirm our commitment to a safe, civil, and peaceful democracy

This resolution condemns the June 14, 2025, attacks on Minnesota state legislators and calls on all people in the United States to reaffirm our commitment to a safe, civil, and peaceful democracy. The resolution also honors (1) the lives of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman who were killed, (2) Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman who were critically injured, and (3) the law enforcement officers who rapidly responded to the attacks and apprehended the suspected perpetrator.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: justice. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: law_enforcement. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: peace. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: political_violence. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: public_safety. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: violence. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 179: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The resolution directly condemns a violent attack on public officials and honors the victims and the officers who responded. This restrains evil and affirms justice and public order, and it contains no operative provision advancing harm.
Theological note: Relevant to the sanctity of human life made in God's image (Genesis 9:6), the civil magistrate's duty to restrain violence and punish evildoers (Romans 13:1-4), and the call to peaceable, honest civic life (1 Timothy 2:1-2). This is an issue-relevance note, not a final candidate judgment.

## Recorded votes

Roll 179: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended. Yea 424 · Nay 0 · Other 8.

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