H.Con.Res. 73: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-03 · Congress · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Official title

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution authorizes the National Fraternal Order of Police to sponsor two public events on Capitol grounds: the 45th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service (on May 15, 2026) and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (on May 14, 2026). The concurrent resolution also authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to jointly designate alternate dates.

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Official text

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · 1 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H. Con. Res. 73, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (2026-02-24) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hconres73.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hconres73 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills