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HR 2755 105th Congress House

Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998

Official title: To provide financial assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who are killed or permanently and to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide financial assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.

Introduced: November 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
Education Crime and Law EnforcementDisability retirementDisabledEconomics and Public Finance
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Emergency ManagementEmergency medical personnelFamiliesFederal aid to higher educationFederal aid to vocational educationFederal law enforcement officersFire fightersGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHigher educationLabor and EmploymentLaw enforcement officersLocal employeesMarried peopleScholarshipsState employeesSurvivors' benefitsVocational and technical education
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Nov 18, 1997
For Further Action See S.1525.
Nov 18, 1997
For Further Action See H.R.3046.
Oct 28, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 28, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide financial assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers (currently, only the dependents of Federal public safety officers) who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3046 Procedurally related Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998
  • S 1525 Procedurally related Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 11, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 11, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 12, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 11, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 11, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 9, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 9, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2755: Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2755/
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"H.R. 2755: Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2755/.
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H.R. 2755, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2755/.
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