H.Res. 398 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2023-05-15
Latest action (2023-05-16): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 398 does, in plain terms
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2494 (Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023, which makes assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense), H.R. 3091 (Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which directs the General Services Administration to establish a program under which a federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued the handgun to the officer), and H. Con. Res. 40 (which recognizes local law enforcement officers and condemns calls to defund or abolish the police).
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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