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HR 3063 107th Congress House

Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2001

Official title: To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries.

Introduced: July 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CancerCrime and Law EnforcementDisability retirementEmergency Management
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Emergency medical personnelFamiliesFire fightersHealthLaw enforcement officersParamedical personnelPoliceSurvivors' benefits
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 9, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 9, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to provide that: (1) if a public safety officer develops cancer and either dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled as a result of the cancer, such officer's death or disability shall be presumed to be the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty; and (2) such an officer or such officer's family shall be eligible for disability or death benefits.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 4, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 27, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3063: Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3063/
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"H.R. 3063: Public Safety Officer Protection Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3063/.
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H.R. 3063, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3063/.
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