Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.
Sponsored By: Representative Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
Introduced
Summary
Support and safety for America's law enforcement professionals. This bill would express strong congressional support for the more than 840,000 officers and urge steps to improve officer safety through more staffing, better training and equipment, tougher penalties for assaults, and expanded mental-health services.
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- Law enforcement officers: Highlights on-the-job risks, trauma, and mental-health strain. Notes nearly 86,000 officers were assaulted in 2024 and officers face a 54% higher suicide rate than other workers.
- Families of fallen officers: Remembers and honors those who died or were injured. References more than 24,000 names on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and about 2,600 officers who died in the line of duty over the past decade.
- Governments and communities: Calls on federal, state, and local governments to ensure support and resources, including more officers and tougher penalties for assaults. Notes sworn officer numbers remain over 5% below pre-2020 levels and cites a 14.9% decline in homicides in 2024.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Cosponsors
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Edwards
NC • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]
GA • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
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