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HR 80 100th Congress House

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Amendments of 1987

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase to the amount of benefits payable with respect to the death of public safety officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 1987 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Civil service compensationEconomics and Public FinanceFederal employees and officialsFire fighters
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Fires and Fire FightersGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsLaw enforcement officersLocal and Municipal GovernmentLocal officials and employeesState officials and employeesStatesSurvivors' benefits
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 1988
See H.R.4758.
Oct 29, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 1988

See H.R.4758.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase from $50,000 to $100,000 the benefits paid to survivors of public safety officers (law enforcement officers and fire fighters) who die as a result of injury sustained in the line of duty. Allows such benefits to be paid to a designated beneficiary if there is no surviving spouse, child, or parent.

States that funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund shall be used for the payment of one-half of such benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4758 Related bill Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Amendments of 1988
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 2, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 2, 1987
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 2, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 2, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 80: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Amendments of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-80/
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"H.R. 80: Public Safety Officers' Benefits Amendments of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-80/.
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H.R. 80, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-80/.
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