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DemocratBill · H.Res. 418· House(119-HRES-418)

Ride-Along Resolution

Rep. Craig
Age: 54 years
Minnesota
Introduced
5/15/2025
Last activity
5/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsored by
Angie Craig
Cosponsors
None
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution, known as the "Ride-Along Resolution," requires every Member of the House of Representatives to participate in one ride-along during each term. A ride-along is defined as sitting in the passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle to observe a local officer's work day within the Member's congressional district. The Committee on House Administration is tasked with creating regulations to implement this. If a Member fails to meet this requirement, the Committee on Ethics will publish their name on a public list. Additionally, the failure will be documented in the Congressional Record. This rule applies to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress and those that follow.

Yes

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3

    The bill increases transparency by requiring public disclosure of Members who fail to comply with the ride-along requirement.

  • Does this change how police departments operate?+2

    The bill provides Members with direct observation of local law enforcement activities.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.