Nominating a Law Enforcement Officer to Receive the Congressional Badge of Bravery Although not injured, performed an act characterized as bravery by the agency head who makes the nomination that placed the individual at risk of serious physical injury or death.

Sustained a physical injury while engaged in the lawful duties of the individual, and performing an act characterized as bravery by the agency head who makes the nomination, and being at personal risk or.To meet the definition of an act of bravery, nominees for the Congressional Badge of Bravery must have either: Attorney General and are presented by the recipients' Congressional representatives. The medals are awarded annually by the U.S. The act establishes an award to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. To honor these acts of bravery, Congress passed the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-298), creating the Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery and the State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery.

Often, such acts place the officers involved at personal risk of injury or result in their sustaining a physical injury. Every day, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers engage in exceptional acts of bravery while in the line of duty.

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