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H.R. 2240 · 119th Congress

Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act

Passed HouseCrime and Law Enforcement
IntroducedMar 21, 2025
Passed HouseMay 15, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, May 19, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The House passed it 403–11. From Iowa: Zachary Nunn cosponsors it. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 4 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 2240 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 4 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (May 19, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Findings
  • Sec. 3 Attacks on law enforcement officers reporting requirement
  • Sec. 4 Aggression against law enforcement officers reporting requirement
  • Sec. 5 Mental health and wellness reporting requirement
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act of 2025

    This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on (1) targeted attacks on law enforcement officers, (2) the feasibility of incorporating such attacks into existing crime reporting systems, and (3) the mental health resources that are available to law enforcement officers.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 21, 2025).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. May 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11 (Roll no. 131). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2071-2072) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
    2. Apr 28, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-79.Library of Congress
    3. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Recorded votes

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    1. May 15, 2025 · HousePassed 403–11
      On Passage · needed a majority
      R 213 yes, 0 noD 190 yes, 11 noEach member · Record

    Cosponsors

    From Iowa

    Everyone else (21)

    • Nicholas J. Begich III R-AK-At Large
    • Stephanie I. Bice R-OK-5
    • Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL-12
    • Henry Cuellar D-TX-28
    • Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
    • Byron Donalds R-FL-19
    • Chuck Edwards R-NC-11
    • Gabe Evans R-CO-8
    • Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1
    • Virginia Foxx R-NC-5
    • Scott Franklin R-FL-18
    • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA-3
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    • Mark Harris R-NC-8
    • Jennifer A. Kiggans R-VA-2
    • Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11
    • Richard McCormick R-GA-7
    • Max L. Miller R-OH-7
    • David Rouzer R-NC-7
    • John H. Rutherford R-FL-5
    • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
    • Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX-14