HR 5375
107th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Civil Service pensions
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Emergency medical personnel
Families
Fire fighters
Health
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Paramedical personnel
Police
Survivors' benefits
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure public safety officers receive benefits.
Introduced: September 12, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 12, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 12, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "line of duty" for purposes of public safety officer death benefit determinations to mean any action which: (1) a public safety officer is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law to perform, including those social, ceremonial, or athletic functions to which the officer is assigned, or for which the officer is compensated, by the public agency he serves; and (2) an officer or public employee performs that occurs in a jurisdiction other than that of the employing agency but would otherwise be recognized as obligated or authorized if the activity had taken place within the employing agency's jurisdiction.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1