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H. Con. Res. 40 118th Congress House

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

Introduced: May 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 30, 2023
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 301 - 119, 3 Present (Roll no. 227).
May 18, 2023
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2494, H.R. 3091 and H. Con. Res. 40. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2494 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H.R. 3091 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; and H.Con.Res. 40 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 2494 and H.R. 3091.
May 18, 2023
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule on the concurrent resolution and the preamble.
May 18, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the D'Esposito Amendment No. 1.
May 18, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 40.
May 18, 2023
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 398. (consideration: CR H2433-2441; text: CR H2433)
May 16, 2023
Rule H. Res. 398 passed House.
May 15, 2023
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
May 15, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-57.
May 15, 2023
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 398 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2494, H.R. 3091 and H. Con. Res. 40. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2494 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; H.R. 3091 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate; and H.Con.Res. 40 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 2494 and H.R. 3091.
May 10, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 10, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 18, 2023 House · vote #227 On Agreeing to the Resolution Passed 301–119 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 181 – Amendment recognizes the important work that local law enforcement personnel do every day and states that off… Agreed to May 18, 2023
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 Latest action May 30, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution recognizes local law enforcement officers and condemns calls to defund or abolish the police.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 398 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offen…
  • HRES 69 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel shou…
  • HCONRES 106 Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund local law enforcement agencies.
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
D'Esposito, Anthony
· May 11, 2023
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2023
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 5, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 40: Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-40/
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"H. Con. Res. 40: Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-40/.
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H. Con. Res. 40, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-40/.
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