1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Confronting Police Violence Against Children Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The duty of American law enforcement is to uphold the law and to serve and protect the public. (2) Many law enforcement officers are dedicated to public service and perform their duties diligently and responsibly, creating safer communities. (3) There have been multiple reports in recent years of children being seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers who were acting in their capacity as law enforcement officers. (4) In 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in Ohio within seconds of the officer arriving on the scene. (5) In 2017, 17-year-old Armando Garcia-Muro was shot and killed by a ricocheting bullet, which was fired by a law enforcement officer at a dog in California. (6) In 2018, 16-year-old Anthony Jacob AJ Weber was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in California who fired several shots into his upper body. (7) In 2020, 16-year-old Eric Parsa, who had autism, died in Louisiana after being restrained face down on the pavement for over 9 minutes by multiple law enforcement officers, one of whom put him in a choke hold, while Parsa was experiencing a mental health crisis. (8) In 2020, 13-year-old Linden Cameron, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, was shot by a law enforcement officer in Utah while experiencing a mental health crisis, after his mother dialed 911 for help. (9) In 2021, 1-year-old Legend Smalls was shot in the head by a law enforcement officer in Texas after the officer opened fire on a suspect who allegedly attempted to steal the vehicle in which Smalls was seated. (10) In 2021, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was fatally shot by a law enforcement officer in Illinois while his hands were in the air. (11) In 2021, 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in California. (12) In 2022, a 13-year-old boy identified as A.G. was shot by a law enforcement