Today the House passed the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act. I was proud to vote yes. 

Our work now is about educating our children, their children, and generations of Americans on the patriotism, commitment, and sacrifices that our first responders make every single day. 

The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund—the organization that keeps the memorial and runs the National Law Enforcement Museum. The funds go directly toward officer safety and wellness, training, community outreach and public education, and the critical work of keeping an accurate count of every officer lost or injured in the line of duty. 

Someone has to keep that record. Right now, they’re the ones who do it. 

Here’s what it means:

• Free admission for active and retired officers, and for the families of fallen officers

• Free hours for the general public at least once a week

• Annual federal audits of every dollar—donations, ticket sales, salaries, operations—made public

• No new taxpayer funding authorized to do any of it

Our deputies and officers run toward what the rest of us run from. The bill now goes to the Senate, and I'll keep pushing until it's signed.