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H.Res. 395: Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities.
119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-07 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Official title
Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities.
Plain summary
This resolution recognizes law enforcement agencies and officers for their tireless work to protect us and make our communities safer. It also condemns calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish the police.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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A “Yea” vote
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A “Nay” vote
If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.
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Official text
Establishing a "Bill of Rights" to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · 11 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- 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 (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres395.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>
Record fed-us-cong119-hres395 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills