Bill · S.Res. 441· Senate(119-SRES-441)
A resolution designating the week of October 5, 2025, through October 11, 2025, as "National Community Policing Week".
- Introduced
- 10/7/2025
- Last activity
- 10/7/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6983; text: CR S6983)
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 2
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution designates the week of October 5, 2025, through October 11, 2025, as "National Community Policing Week." The measure highlights how community policing can help reduce violent and property crime while fostering trust between law enforcement and civilians. It notes that such relationships help protect both officers and the public. The resolution encourages law enforcement agencies, elected officials, and the American people to find ways to improve public safety. Finally, it serves to recognize the importance of strengthening community-police interactions.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this change how police departments operate?+5
The resolution supports community policing to foster trust and improve interactions between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Would people in cities be better off under this?+3
The resolution highlights how community policing can help reduce violent and property crime in communities.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+3
The measure encourages identifying ways to improve public safety and strengthen community relationships.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Public Safety: The text notes that community policing has helped produce reductions in both violent and property crime. (Whereas clauses)
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Enhanced Relationships: The resolution states that community policing facilitates peaceful dialogue to foster understanding and trust between law enforcement officers and civilians. (Whereas clauses)
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Mutual Protection: The text asserts that relationships developed through community policing help protect both law enforcement officers and civilians. (Whereas clauses)
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Better Communication: Community policing is intended to inform the public about law enforcement challenges while providing officers with insight into community concerns. (Whereas clauses)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Urban Residents+3Good For African Americans+2Good For Asian Americans+2Good For Hispanic Americans+2Good For Native Americans+2Good For White Americans+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+5
- 10/7/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6983; text: CR S6983)
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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