House honors families of fallen first responders in symbolic resolution
H.Res. 76 — Recognizing Gold Shield Families and affirming that their sacrifices and difficulties should not be forgotten. · Filed by Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · 20 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This is a non-binding House resolution honoring the families of first responders—police officers, firefighters, EMTs, correction officers, emergency dispatchers, and emergency service workers—who have died in the line of duty. The resolution recognizes their sacrifice and affirms that their hardships should not be forgotten, but creates no new law, funding, or obligation.
Why we flagged it
This is a simple House resolution expressing recognition and gratitude toward the families of fallen first responders. It contains no operative mechanism, appropriation, or policy change—only a statement of the House's sense and a directive to transmit the resolution to the President and make it public.
Who it affects
The resolution itself creates no direct benefit or cost to ordinary citizens—it is a non-binding statement of recognition. However, it places public accountability on record for the sacrifices of first-responder families, which has modest civic value; the absence of any funding, support mechanism, or legal obligation means the recognition is symbolic only.
Named in the bill
Gold Shield Families, first responders, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), correction officers, emergency dispatch officers, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Where it stands
20 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats.
- Jan 28, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,179 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.
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