SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS

Action: This bill makes critical, targeted investments in small and midsize police departments with fewer than 200 sworn officers for the recruitment, retention, mental health support, and training they need to protect themselves and their communities.
Result: Passed the House in 117th Congress

Date: 5/10/23

Action: This bill provides funding for  all firefighters across America to access multi-cancer early detection tests and other preventative tests at no out-of-pocket cost — no matter if they’re volunteer or professional firefighters.

Result: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 

Date: 8/15/23

Action: This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer  among firefighters.

Result:  Became Public Law No: 115-194. 

Date: 2/7/2017

Action: This bill fully funds the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund  to pay all eligible compensation claims for 9/11 victims and extends the claim filing deadline to October 1, 2090.
Result:Became Public Law No: 116-34.                                                                                                       Date: 07/29/2019

Action: This bill  awards Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Result: Passed the House. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Date:02/12/2021

Action: This bill establishes a new criminal offense for purposefully assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury, and imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—for doing so.

Result: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary

Date: 2/02/23

Action: This bill provides the National September 11 Memorial & Museum a one-time grant to be used to operate the memorial and museum.

Result: Subcommittee Hearings Held by House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Date:12/072021

Action: This resolution memorializes law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. 

Results: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary

Action: This resolution honors and recognizes the integrity and professionalism of the New Jersey State Police throughout 100 years of service and dedication to the citizens of New Jersey.

Result:Introduced in House  

Date:04/20/2021

Action: This resolution calls on all Americans to observe the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and honor those who lost their lives.

Date:9/10/2021

Action: This letter urges House leadership to bring bipartisan, commonsense bills to the House floor for standalone votes — to invest in local police departments to boost the numbers, retention, training, mental health, and accountability of law enforcement officers.

Result: n/a

Date: 6/23/2022