President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that was sponsored by a U.S. House of Representatives member from the Treasure Coast.Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican representing Florida’s 21st congressional district, announced Thursday, May 28 that President Trump signed The Medal of Sacrifice Act, also known as House Resolution 3497, into law.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsAccording to Mast, the bill will establish a new honor for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.“The highest office in our land has sworn to families of fallen officers or first responders: your loved one’s name will be honored and remembered by the President of the United States and a grateful nation,” said Rep. Brian Mast in a statement. “I’ll keep working to see that the men and women who stand between us and danger know that this country will never forget what they gave.”Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.According to Rep. Mast’s office, the idea for the act came after three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office motormen – Butch Waller, Dan Diaz, and Luis Paez – died following a collision with an SUV on Southern Boulevard on Nov. 21, 2024.Mast and President Trump had a conversation on how to the nation could honor law enforcement and first responders who dies while on duty.Prior to the act becoming law, the loved ones of Waller, Diaz, and Paez received the inaugural award in May 2025, at the White House in Washington, D.C.Rep. Mast represents St. Lucie and Martin counties along with a portion of northern Palm Beach County in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that was sponsored by a U.S. House of Representatives member from the Treasure Coast.
Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican representing Florida’s 21st congressional district, announced Thursday, May 28 that President Trump signed The Medal of Sacrifice Act, also known as House Resolution 3497, into law.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
According to Mast, the bill will establish a new honor for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.
“The highest office in our land has sworn to families of fallen officers or first responders: your loved one’s name will be honored and remembered by the President of the United States and a grateful nation,” said Rep. Brian Mast in a statement. “I’ll keep working to see that the men and women who stand between us and danger know that this country will never forget what they gave.”
Office of Rep. Brian Mast
L-R: U.S. Rep. Brian Mast and President Donald Trump as Trump sigs the Medal of Sacrifice Act into law on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Office of Rep. Brian Mast
L-R: U.S. Rep. Brian Mast and President Donald Trump after Trump signed the Medal of Sacrifice Act into law on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
According to Rep. Mast’s office, the idea for the act came after three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office motormen – Butch Waller, Dan Diaz, and Luis Paez – died following a collision with an SUV on Southern Boulevard on Nov. 21, 2024.
Mast and President Trump had a conversation on how to the nation could honor law enforcement and first responders who dies while on duty.
Prior to the act becoming law, the loved ones of Waller, Diaz, and Paez received the inaugural award in May 2025, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Mast represents St. Lucie and Martin counties along with a portion of northern Palm Beach County in the U.S. House of Representatives.