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US HB309

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Troy Nehls

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Authorizes $6,000,000 per year for 7 fiscal years to the Secretary of the Interior to fund the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC through grants to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

  • Funds support community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs, including memorializing officers who die in the line of duty, developing educational resources, and creating traveling exhibitions

  • Requires free museum admission for active and retired law enforcement officers and fallen officers' family members, plus dedicated free admission hours for the general public at least once weekly

  • Mandates annual progress reports to the Secretary of the Interior documenting program delivery and federal expenditures, which must be shared with Congress and published on the Department of Interior website

  • Allows the Secretary to transfer funds from the National Park Service if Congress does not appropriate the full $6,000,000 annually

Legislative Description

National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act.

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held

9/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Federal Lands9/11/2025
Natural Resources1/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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