Ride-Along Resolution

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 418 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 418

Requiring Members of the House of Representatives to serve one shift in
a passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle observing the work day of
 a local law enforcement officer once during each term as a Member of
                   the House, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2025

Ms. Craig submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
                   Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION

Requiring Members of the House of Representatives to serve one shift in
a passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle observing the work day of
 a local law enforcement officer once during each term as a Member of
                   the House, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Ride-Along Resolution''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
              PARTICIPATE IN ONE RIDE-ALONG DURING EACH TERM OF
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Each Member of the House of Representatives shall
participate in one ride-along in the respective congressional district
of the Member once during each term as a Member of the House.
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration shall
promulgate regulations to carry out this resolution.
    (c) Violation.--If the Committee on Ethics determines that a Member
has not satisfied the requirement under subsection (a) by the deadline
described in such subsection, the Committee shall--
            (1) publish the name of the Member on a readily available,
        public list on the website of the Committee that identifies
        Members who have not satisfied such requirement; and
            (2) cause to be published in the Congressional Record
        information with respect to the failure of the Member to
        satisfy such requirement.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Ride-along.--The term ``ride-along'' means an
        arrangement for a Member of the House of Representatives to
        serve one shift in a passenger seat of a law enforcement
        vehicle observing the work day of a local law enforcement
        officer in the respective congressional district of such
        Member.
            (2) Member of the house of representatives.--The term
        ``Member of the House of Representatives'' includes a Delegate
        or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to the
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
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