PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE: Pappas’s Bipartisan Bill to Honor Fallen Law Enforcement, Strengthen Officer Safety

The National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act, introduced byCongressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congressman Troy E. Nehls (TX-22), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources.

This bipartisan legislation would establish a formal program within the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to support and enhance the community outreach, public education and officer safety and wellness programs of the National Law Enforcement Museum through grants to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). These programs would memorialize and honor law enforcement, compile data on law enforcement fatalities and injuries, increase public understanding of and support for law enforcement, enhance and improve law enforcement officer safety and wellness, and bring law enforcement closer to the communities they serve.

“Every day our law enforcement answers the call to serve and keep our communities safe, putting their lives on the line to do so. We must always support their critical work and honor those that give the ultimate sacrifice,” said Congressman Pappas. “This bipartisan legislation would support efforts to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, commemorate their legacies of service and sacrifice, and strengthen officer safety and wellbeing. I remain committed to supporting our law enforcement and the important work they do for Granite Staters.”

The National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act is supported by NLEMOF’s board member organizations, including the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, International Union of Police Associations/AFL-CIO, Motorola Solutions, Verizon, National Association of Police Organizations, National Sheriffs’ Associations, COPS, DuPont, National Black Police Association, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Policing Institute, National Troopers Coalition, Police Executive Research Forum, Police Unity Tour, and the United Federation of Police Officers. 

Created by an Act of Congress in 1984, NLEOMF operates the National Law Enforcement Museum and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. NLEOMF’s mission is to honor fallen law enforcement officers, tell the story of our nation’s law enforcement officers, and make it safer for law enforcement.  

Read the bill text HERE.