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HR 2912 104th Congress House

Alu-O'Hara Public Safety Officers Health Benefits Act

Official title: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 33 percent reduction in certain assistance to a State under such title … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 33 percent reduction in certain assistance to a State under such title unless public safety officers who retire as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty continue to receive health insurance benefits.

Introduced: July 17, 1996 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Disability retirementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEmergency medical personnel
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Federal aid to law enforcement agenciesFire fightersGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment employees' health insuranceHealthLabor and EmploymentLaw enforcement officersLocal officials and employeesRetiree health benefitsState officials and employees
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 9, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 31, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 1996

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alu-O'Hara Public Safety Officers Health Benefits Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 33 percent reduction in Federal assistance to a State under the justice system improvement grant program unless public safety officers who retire as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty continue to receive at least the same level of health insurance benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 17, 1996
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 28, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 23, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 31, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 31, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2912: Alu-O'Hara Public Safety Officers Health Benefits Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2912/
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"H.R. 2912: Alu-O'Hara Public Safety Officers Health Benefits Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2912/.
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H.R. 2912, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2912/.
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