House Bill 40 - Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-05-05

Recent Activity

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Alternative Names

Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

Associated Legislation

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel should be recognized and that calls to "defund", "disband", "dismantle", or "abolish" the police should be condemned.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

Policy Areas

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Committees and Subcommittees

Judiciary Committee

Judiciary Committee

Variations and Revisions