COPS Resolution

Congress Observing Police Service Resolution or the COPS Resolution

This resolution urges each sitting Member of the House of Representatives to participate in one shift in a passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle observing the work day of a local law enforcement officer each session of Congress.

The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate regulations to carry out this resolution, including regulations (1) waiving such requirement for any Member who is physically incapable of participating in such a ride-along, and (2) requiring such Committee to maintain a readily available, public list that identifies whether a Member completed such a ride-along for each session of Congress.

If the Committee on Ethics determines that a Member has not satisfied the requirement to participate in a ride-along for the previous session of the Congress and such requirement has not been waived, the Committee shall fine such Member $200.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1115 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1115

  Requiring each 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 once each session of the 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2022

    Mr. Johnson of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Meuser, Mr. 
 McKinley, and Mr. Newhouse) submitted the following resolution; which 
         was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Requiring each 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 once each session of the 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.

Whereas the House of Representatives stands in solidarity with law enforcement 
        officers at the Federal, State, and local levels;
Whereas in 2021, 346 law enforcement officers were shot in the line of duty and 
        of such officers 63 died;
Whereas in 2021, there were 103 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement 
        officers, which was a 115 percent increase from 2020;
Whereas in 2021--

    (1) 12 major cities of the United States had the highest number of 
annual homicides in the history of each such city;

    (2) Chicago had the highest number of homicides in the city in the past 
25 years;

    (3) Los Angeles had the highest number of homicides in the city in the 
past 15 years; and

    (4) New York City had the highest number of homicides in the city in 
the past 10 years;

Whereas from 2020 to 2021, there was a--

    (1) 14 percent increase in the number of homicides committed in the 
District of Columbia; and

    (2) 13 percent increase in the number of homicides committed in 
Philadelphia;

Whereas Members of Congress called for defunding law enforcement departments;
Whereas, District Attorneys in a number of the largest cities in the United 
        States refuse to prosecute violent crimes; and
Whereas law enforcement departments across the United States are struggling to 
        hire and retain law enforcement officers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Congress Observing Police 
Service Resolution'' or the ``COPS Resolution''.

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

    (a) In General.--Each sitting Member of the House of 
Representatives shall participate in one ride-along each session of the 
Congress.
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this Resolution, including 
regulations--
            (1) waiving the application of subsection (a) for any 
        Member who is physically incapable of participating in a ride-
        along; and
            (2) requiring such Committee to maintain a readily 
        available, public list that identifies whether a Member 
        completed such ride-along for each session of the Congress.
    (c) Violation.--If the Committee on Ethics determines that a Member 
has not satisfied the requirement under subsection (a) for the previous 
session of the Congress and such requirement has not been waived 
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b), the Committee shall fine 
such Member $200.
    (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.
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