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HR 309 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

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

In plain language: This bill authorizes up to $6 million per year for seven years to help fund the National Law Enforcement Museum's educational exhibits, public outreach, and officer safety programs. In exchange for the grants, the museum must offer free admission to active and retired law enforcement officers, families of fallen officers, and the general public during weekly free hours. The museum must also undergo annual federal financial audits that will be published for the public.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affectednot determinable from the text provided; the bill specifies categories of beneficiaries (active and retired law enforcement officers, families of fallen officers, and the general public) but does not provide an explicit population count.
Fiscal magnitude$42.0Mprovisional · pending reviewSec. 3(a) and (c) direct the Secretary of the Interior to award an annual grant of $6,000,000 for 7 fiscal years ($42,000,000 total), subject to the availability of appropriations.
Reach16provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial FundReceives up to $6 million per year for seven fiscal years to fund and expand operations, outreach, officer safety programs, and exhibits at the National Law Enforcement Museum (Sec. 3(a), (b), (c)).provisional
  • Active and retired law enforcement officers and families of fallen officersGain free admission to the National Law Enforcement Museum (Sec. 3(b)(12), Sec. 3(f)(1)(A)).provisional
  • General public and museum visitorsGain access to dedicated free admission hours at the National Law Enforcement Museum at least once per week, as well as new public educational and online resources (Sec. 3(b)(3), (4), (12), Sec. 3(f)(1)(B)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial FundMust provide free museum admission and free weekly public hours, undergo annual federal audits of all revenues and expenses that will be made public, and submit annual performance and expenditure reports to Congress and the Interior Department (Sec. 3(f), (g)).provisional
  • Department of the InteriorResponsible for establishing application requirements, reviewing applications and making award determinations within 90 days, and reviewing annual audits and compliance reports (Sec. 3(a), (d), (e), (f)(2), (g)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Directs the Department of the Interior to award an annual $6 million grant for seven fiscal years to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, subject to available appropriations.

    Sec. 3(a), (c), (e)provisional
  2. Requires the grant money to be used to operate and expand National Law Enforcement Museum programs, including memorializing fallen officers, tracking officer casualties, and providing public education and officer safety training resources.

    Sec. 3(b)provisional
  3. Requires the National Law Enforcement Museum to offer free admission to active and retired law enforcement officers and families of fallen officers, as well as dedicated free admission hours for the public at least once a week.

    Sec. 3(f)(1)provisional
  4. Requires the Memorial Fund to undergo annual federal audits of all revenues, ticket sales, donations, salaries, and operating expenses, with the results made available to the public.

    Sec. 3(f)(2)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Aug 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 658.
  2. Aug 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-757.
  3. Aug 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-757.
  4. Jul 22, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  6. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House

The original text

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Sources & provenance

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