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Commending the officers of the United States Capitol Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and other law enforcement personnel for their selfless and heroic service…

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Commending the officers of the United States Capitol Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and other law enforcement personnel for their selfless and heroic service in defense of American democracy in responding to the assault on the United States Capitol by domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021.

Introduced: February 26, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Apr 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Feb 26, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 26, 2021

Introduced in House

Feb 4, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H358-359, H361)

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses appreciation to the officers of the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other law enforcement personnel for their service in responding to the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Further, it encourages all U.S. educational and media institutions to teach and celebrate the heroism of these officers, and it calls upon all Americans to read and revere the U.S. Constitution.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Feb 26, 2021

JOHNSON, EDDIE

· Feb 26, 2021

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Feb 26, 2021

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2021

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Feb 26, 2021

Strickland, Marilyn

Washington · Feb 26, 2021

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Feb 26, 2021

Vargas, Juan

California · Feb 26, 2021

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Feb 26, 2021

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Feb 26, 2021

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 169: Commending the officers of the United States Capitol Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and other law enforcement personnel for their selfless and heroic service in defense of American democracy in responding to the assault on the United States Capitol by domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-169/

MLA

"H. Res. 169: Commending the officers of the United States Capitol Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and other law enforcement personnel for their selfless and heroic service in defense of American democracy in responding to the assault on the United States Capitol by domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-169/.

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H. Res. 169, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-169/.

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[H. Res. 169: Commending the officers of the United States Capitol Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, and other law enforcement personnel for their selfless and heroic service in defense of American democracy in responding to the assault on the United States Capitol by domestic terrorists on January 6, 2021.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-169/)