it is important that we support our brave men and women in law enforcement, ensure they have the resources needed to combat rising crime and keep our communities safe
Support law enforcement by ensuring police have the resources needed to combat crime and keep communities safe.
Occurrences
and oppose all efforts to defund the police
I will always support our men and women in law enforcement and work to restore law and order.
He has been a champion for the people of NY-2; fighting for small businesses, standing up for law enforcement, supporting parent’s rights and delivering real results for Long Islanders
Evidence
The homepage says, "I will always support our men and women in law enforcement and work to restore law and order."
Congress.gov lists Garbarino as sponsor; the bill was introduced on May 7, 2025 and referred to committee with no further action shown.
Congress.gov shows Garbarino sponsored H.R.31, introduced January 3, 2025, to make assault on a law enforcement officer a deportable offense; latest action was referral to Judiciary.
The public law text includes the phrase "assault of a law enforcement officer" as a deportable offense and shows the bill became Public Law No. 119-1 on January 29, 2025.
Garbarino's office says the Laken Riley Act became law and included a provision from his POLICE Act that makes assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense.
The issue page says he will "always stand with" front-line homeland security personnel and provide the "resources, and support" they need to do their jobs effectively.
The House homepage shows Garbarino introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act on May 14, 2026, and tags it under Standing With Law Enforcement.
The homepage says Garbarino spoke on the House floor on May 19, 2026 in support of H.R. 1993, and the post is tagged Standing With Law Enforcement.
Assessments
Garbarino took concrete same-term actions in support of law enforcement, including sponsoring police-related bills and advancing a provision that was incorporated into the Laken Riley Act signed on January 29, 2025. That gives him some candidate credit for materially advancing a law-enforcement policy outcome while in office. But the promise was specifically about ensuring police have the resources needed to combat crime and keep communities safe, and the cited enacted and proposed measures are mostly indirect, protective, commemorative, immigration-related, or focused on first responders rather than clear evidence that he secured substantial police funding, staffing, equipment, or other direct resource delivery. That supports partial fulfillment, not full delivery.
Garbarino materially advanced law-enforcement-related policy in the same federal term: his POLICE Act language making assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense was incorporated into the Laken Riley Act, which became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. However, the promise specifically emphasized ensuring police have resources to combat crime and keep communities safe. The enacted provision protects or penalizes assaults against officers but is not a direct police-resource funding or equipment outcome. His separate Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act was introduced but remained in committee. This supports partial fulfillment, not full delivery.
Garbarino took concrete same-term action aligned with supporting law enforcement, including sponsoring the POLICE Act and Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act. One related policy component became law through the Laken Riley Act, making assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense. However, the broader promise specifically emphasizes ensuring police have needed resources to combat crime and keep communities safe, and the evidence does not show a broad delivered resources outcome; one resources/benefits bill remained in committee. This supports partial fulfillment with a serious-effort badge.