119-hres418

[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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