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H.R. 3497119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
Medal of Sacrifice Act
Sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast (R-FL) · 36 active : 27 Republicans, 9 Democrats
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-94.
Where it standsBecame law35 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedFeb 2, 2026
- Senate: passedMay 11, 2026
- President: Signed into lawMay 28, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govMedal of Sacrifice Act of 2025
This act directs the President to issue a medal of sacrifice for eligible law enforcement officers and first responders who are killed in the line of duty.
The act also directs the President to establish a commission on the medal of sacrifice and appoint its members. The act sets forth responsibilities of the commission, including to advise on the design of the medal and determine how the medal will be presented.
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Under the act, eligible law enforcement officers and first responders include federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement officers or first responders who are not subject to an official act of wrongdoing (e.g., a determination that the officer or first responder acted outside the scope of their duties or in a manner that was not in accordance with official policies or procedures).
A law enforcement officer or first responder who is subject to an official act of wrongdoing is generally not eligible for the medal of sacrifice. However, in the case of such an officer or first responder, the act requires the commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the officer or first responder's cause of death and issue a final determination on their eligibility.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Law enforcement officers
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
36 activeShow all 36 cosponsors
- David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI-1)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)
- Lois Frankel
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
