# H.Res. 1252 (119th): This resolution expresses support for police officers and other law enforcement personnel

This resolution expresses support for police officers and other law enforcement personnel. The resolution further recognizes law enforcement officers across the United States in the pursuit of preserving safe and secure communities; the need to ensure that such officers have the equipment, training, and resources necessary to protect their health and safety while they are protecting the public; and the law enforcement community for acts of sacrifice and heroism. The resolution expresses condolences and appreciation to the loved ones of each law enforcement officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: honoring_officers. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: justice. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: law_enforcement. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: public_safety. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 162: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The resolution honors officers who restrain crime and protect the public, and it expresses condolence for those who died in service. This is a prudent high-level judgment that it defends public order and recognizes sacrifice. It does not direct any harm, and it does not endorse particular policing practices, so the classification is limited to the ceremonial content.
Theological note: Scripture recognizes the magistrate's duty to punish evil and protect the good (Romans 13:3-4), so honoring those who restrain crime and risk their lives for neighbors touches on general equity and the protection of the innocent. Because the resolution is ceremonial and makes no operative claims about how policing should be conducted, its moral weight is limited to honoring faithful service and mourning the fallen.

## Recorded votes

Roll 162: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree. Yea 418 · Nay 2 · Other 10.

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