Congressional Republicans are set to consider multiple bills to bolster support for law enforcement in observation of National Police Week.
Monday is Peace Officers Memorial Day, on which the nation remembers officers who fell in the line of duty. The House Rules Committee is set to take up three bills Monday as Republicans pay tribute to law enforcement and needle progressives on police funding.Here are the bills currently making the rounds on the hill.Rep.
Buck's bill is titled,"Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies." The Rules Committee is slated to consider the resolution Monday.Under a proposal from Rep. Andrew Garbarino , assaulting a law enforcement officer could trigger deportation for immigrants.
Typically, retired firearms are ordered to be scrapped. The bill is titled the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act. It was also on the docket for the Rules Committee to consider Monday.Republicans in the Senate are eyeing legislation this week to undercut a Washington, D.C., City Council bill that imposed more stringent discipline standards on police officers, according to Roll Call.
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