Congress celebrates National Night Out, a proven community-police bridge.
H.Res. 621 — Recognizing August 5, National Night Out, the national coming together of Americans all over the Nation to unite and promote public safety. · Filed by Norma Torres (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 29, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This resolution recognizes August 5 as National Night Out, an annual community event where neighbors meet local police to build relationships and discuss public safety. The House encourages law enforcement to use the event to improve community ties and inform residents about emergency services.
Why we flagged it
This is a simple House resolution recognizing an existing national observance and encouraging law enforcement participation. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriations, or policy changes—purely ceremonial recognition.
Who it affects
National Night Out is a genuine civic engagement tool that strengthens community-police relationships and public safety awareness. Citizens benefit from improved communication channels with law enforcement and stronger neighborhood cohesion, with no apparent costs or restrictions.
Named in the bill
National Night Out, House Committee on the Judiciary, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Fitzpatrick, local law enforcement, emergency services
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 29, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; 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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