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S 1638 106th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of…

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher educatio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.

Introduced: September 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-276.
Oct 2, 2000
Signed by President.
Sep 21, 2000
Presented to President.
Sep 19, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2000
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7811)
Sep 19, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7811)
Sep 19, 2000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1638.
Sep 19, 2000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7811-7813)
Sep 19, 2000
Mr. Hutchinson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 19, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2000
Received in the House.
May 16, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 15, 2000
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3951)
May 15, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3951)
May 15, 2000
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3950-3951)
Feb 10, 2000
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
Feb 10, 2000
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 10, 2000
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 24, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,147 – To further extend the retroactive eligibility dates to January 1, 1978. Agreed to May 15, 2000
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 Latest action October 2, 2000

Became Public Law No: 106-276.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that each dependent of a Federal law enforcement or public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978 (currently, May 1, 1992, and October 1, 1997, respectively) shall be eligible for financial assistance for higher education for dependents of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2059 Identical bill To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financi…
 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 24, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1638: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1638/
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"S. 1638: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1638/.
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S. 1638, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1638/.
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