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Ride-Along 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.

Introduced May 15, 2025

Latest action (May 15, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Referred to
Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Congress

Summary
  • Requires each Member of the House of Representatives to participate in one ride-along with a local law enforcement officer in their congressional district during each term as a Member.
  • Defines a ride-along as serving one shift in the passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle while observing an officer's work day.
  • Directs the House Committee on House Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this requirement.
  • Requires the Committee on Ethics to publicly list Members on the Committee website who fail to complete the requirement by the deadline and publish the failure in the Congressional Record.
  • Applies to all Members of the House including Delegates and Resident Commissioners.
  • Becomes effective beginning with the 118th Congress and applies to all subsequent Congresses.

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)

Money behind the sponsor

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

  • Employer not reported $26,800
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $24,935
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT $18,200
  • CARLETON COLLEGE $14,100
  • CELADON SYSTEMS $13,200

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

Actions (2)
  1. May 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  2. May 15, 2025 Submitted in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · May 15, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2025

Ms. Craig submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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. <all>

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