A.J.R. 14
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ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS
YEAGER, MONROE-MORENO, MILLER, JAUREGUI, BACKUS;
ANDERSON, BROWN-MAY, CARTER, CONSIDINE, DALIA,
D’SILVA, FLANAGAN, GONZÁLEZ, GOULDING, HUNT,
JACKSON, KARRIS, LA RUE HATCH, MARZOLA, MOORE,
MOSCA, NADEEM, NGUYEN, ROTH, TORRES-FOSSETT AND
WATTS
MARCH 24, 2025
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JOINT SPONSORS: SENATORS SCHEIBLE; CANNIZZARO,
DONDERO LOOP, NGUYEN AND OHRENSCHALL
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
SUMMARY—Condemns the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Capitol and denounces the use of presidential
pardons and commutations to absolve the rioters.
(BDR R-991)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION—Condemning the attack on
the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including the assault
on law enforcement officers, and denouncing the use of
presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the
participants in the riot.
WHEREAS, On January 6, 2021, a mob violently overpowered 1
the U.S. Capitol Police and breached the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the 2
peaceful transfer of power; and 3
WHEREAS, This insurrection was not only an attack on the U.S. 4
Capitol, but on the rule of law, the values of American democracy 5
and the U.S. Constitution, which are the very foundations of the 6
American Republic; and 7
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Capitol Police, alongside other law 1
enforcement agencies, demonstrated heroism and unwavering 2
courage, professionalism and commitment to their duties while 3
protecting members of Congress and others within the U.S. Capitol 4
during the attack, which resulted in traumatic injuries to at least 140 5
law enforcement officers in the line of duty; and 6
WHEREAS, President Donald Trump’s granting of pardons and 7
commutations on January 20, 2025, to the roughly 1,500 criminals 8
involved in the attack is an act of betrayal not only to the law 9
enforcement officers who risked their lives on January 6, 2021, but 10
to all U.S. citizens; and 11
WHEREAS, Among those criminals was one who assaulted D.C. 12
Metropolitan Police Department Officer Noah Rathbun with a 13
flagpole, another who repeatedly pressed a stun gun into the neck of 14
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone and 15
another who sprayed multiple law enforcement officers with bear 16
spray; and 17
WHEREAS, The International Association of Chiefs of Police 18
and the Fraternal Order of Police jointly condemned these 19
presidential pardons and commutations, emphasizing that crimes 20
against law enforcement officers are attacks on society and 21
undermine the rule of law and that failure to hold perpetrators of 22
violent crimes against law enforcement officers accountable may 23
embolden others to commit similar acts of violence; now, therefore, 24
be it 25
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF 26
NEVADA, JOINTLY, That the members of the 83rd session of the 27
Nevada Legislature condemn the attack on the U.S. Capitol on 28
January 6, 2021, including the assault on law enforcement officers, 29
and denounce the use of presidential pardons and commutations to 30
absolve the participants in the riot; and be it further 31
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and 32
transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United 33
States, the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the 34
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the 35
members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further 36
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon 37
passage. 38
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