[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1023 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1023

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

                           February 20, 2024

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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