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Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.

Agreed to April 30, 2025

Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Latest action (May 1, 2025) Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Congress
Legislative subjects (7)
Commemorative events and holidaysGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLaw enforcement officersMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersMusicU.S. Capitol

Summary

This concurrent resolution authorizes the National Fraternal Order of Police to hold two events on the Capitol Grounds in May 2025. The first event is the 44th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on May 15, 2025, to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2024. The second event is the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition on May 14, 2025, to demonstrate law enforcement honor guard programs and a bagpipe exhibition. Both events will be free and open to the public, and the sponsors will bear all expenses and liabilities, with the Capitol Police enforcing restrictions on sales and advertisements.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Scott Perry’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $13,200
  • COMMONWEALTH OF PA $8,350
  • NULL $7,326
  • FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE $7,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Scott Perry → · Outside spending →

Actions (18)
  1. May 1, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  2. Apr 30, 2025 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2710) · senate
  3. Apr 30, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Apr 8, 2025 Received in the Senate. · senate
  5. Apr 7, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  6. Apr 7, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1429) · house
  7. Apr 7, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1429)
  8. Apr 7, 2025 DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Con. Res. 9. · house
  9. Apr 7, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 9. · house
  10. Apr 7, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1429-1430) · house
  11. Apr 7, 2025 Mr. Perry moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. · house
  12. Mar 25, 2025 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 13. · house
  13. Mar 25, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-39. · house
  14. Feb 26, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
  15. Feb 26, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  16. Feb 26, 2025 Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged · house
  17. Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  18. Feb 6, 2025 Submitted in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HCONRES 73 — Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HR 4754 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 212 — Capitol Remembrance Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4249 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 835 — 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 8772 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HCONRES 73 — Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. · Passed Senate May 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 93%
  • HCONRES 17 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. · Passed Senate Mar 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • HRES 984 — Supporting the recognition of January 9, 2026, as "National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day". · Introduced Jan 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HCONRES 72 — Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. · Passed Senate Mar 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 57%
  • HCONRES 33 — Directing the Architect of the Capitol to install at a permanent location on the western front of the United States Capitol an honorific plaque listing the names of all of the officers of the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded to the violence that occurred at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. · Introduced May 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%
  • SJRES 96 — A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026. · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (5)
  • Received in Senate · Apr 8, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Apr 7, 2025
  • Reported in House · Mar 25, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Feb 6, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

Concurrent Resolution

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That

SECTION 1. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE.

(a) In General.—The National Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the 44th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service (in this resolution referred to as the “Memorial Service”), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to honor the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty during 2024.

(b) Date of Memorial Service.—The Memorial Service shall be held on May 15, 2025, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate, with preparation for the event to begin on May 9, 2025, and takedown completed on May 16, 2025.

SEC. 2. USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL HONOR GUARD AND PIPE BAND EXHIBITION.

(a) In General.—The National Fraternal Order of Police and its auxiliary shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (in this resolution referred to as the “Exhibition”), on the Capitol Grounds, in order to allow law enforcement representatives to exhibit their ability to demonstrate Honor Guard programs and provide for a bagpipe exhibition.

(b) Date of Exhibition.—The Exhibition shall be held on May 14, 2025, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate.

SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(a) In General.—Under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be—

(1) free of admission charge and open to the public; and

(2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.

(b) Expenses and Liabilities.—The sponsors of the Memorial Service and Exhibition shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the events.

SEC. 4. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsors referred to in section 3(b) are authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment, as may be required for the Memorial Service and Exhibition.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the events. Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

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