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HR 309 Passed a chamber

Authorizes the Interior Secretary to award the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund a $6,000,000 grant each year for six fiscal years to run the National Law Enforcement Museum, subject to appropriations made in advance.

Official title: National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 09-JAN-2025
Referred 09-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 22-JUL-2026
Reported 20-AUG-2026
On the calendar 20-AUG-2026
Passed 14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received 15-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Provides a $6,000,000 grant to the Fund for each of six fiscal years, starting with the first fiscal year after enactment, if the Secretary approves its application.
  • Requires the museum to offer free admission to active and retired officers and to families of fallen officers, plus free general admission at least one day a week.
  • Requires annual federal audits of the Fund's finances and a yearly report to the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
  • Authorizes no funding beyond what appropriations provide.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (09-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) Cosponsors · 124
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