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US HB309
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Troy Nehls
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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