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Rep. Veil seeks Interior grants to support National Law Enforcement Museum programs

3297143 ยท May 8, 2025

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Representative Veil outlined legislation (HR 309) to establish a Department of the Interior program providing grants to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to support the National Law Enforcement Museum's community outreach, education and officer wellness programs.

Representative Veil asked the committee to consider HR 309, which would establish a program within the Department of the Interior to provide grants to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to support the National Law Enforcement Museum's outreach, education and officer-safety programming.

Veil said the memorial fund and museum were created by Congress and built with private funds, and he emphasized that, unlike other federally created museums, the law enforcement museum receives no federal dollars for programming. His bill would create a DOI-administered grant program to memorialize law enforcement, compile data on fatalities and injuries, increase public understanding, and support officer safety and wellness.

Veil framed the measure as strengthening public education about law enforcement and improving officer wellness; his remarks were testimony and did not result in committee action during the member-day hearing.