H.R. 309 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Jan 9, 2025 by Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22). 124 cosponsors, 49 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
Cosponsors
124
49 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 9, 2025). Public domain.

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

This bill temporarily directs the Department of the Interior to award a grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for the expenses associated with operating and enhancing the community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs of the National Law Enforcement Museum.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Troy E. NehlsR-TX-22Sponsor

Democrats · 49

Republicans · 75

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  5. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  7. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Aug 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-757.
  10. Aug 20, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-757.
  11. Aug 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 658.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5582-5584)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 309.
  15. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5582-5583)
  17. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 15, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund6 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND, INC$330K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Peace Officers Research Association of California6 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.