Congress honors families of fallen first responders with nonbinding call for community support
H.Res. 364 — Calling upon local communities to support organizations that provide resources and aid Gold Shield Families in their time of need. · Filed by Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 30, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a non-binding resolution calling on local communities to support nonprofit organizations that help families of fallen first responders (police officers, firefighters, EMTs, correction officers, and emergency dispatchers). It expresses Congress's view that these families deserve community support and resources during their grief.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding sense-of-Congress resolution expressing support for a public cause (aid to families of fallen first responders) without creating law, appropriating funds, or imposing obligations. It is purely hortatory messaging.
Who it affects
The resolution itself changes no law and creates no enforceable duty, so it has no direct civic cost or benefit. However, it places public attention on a genuine public need (support for families of fallen first responders), which may encourage voluntary community action and nonprofit funding — a modest civic good with no offsetting harm.
Named in the bill
Gold Shield Families, nonprofits, first responders, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, correction officers, emergency dispatch officers
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 4 Democrats.
- Apr 30, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management”
- May 13, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
- May 13, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Onder moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,983 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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