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S 3114 107th Congress Senate

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to ensure that a public safety officer who suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to ensure that a public safety officer who suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of public safety officer survivor benefits.

Introduced: October 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency ManagementEmergency medical personnelFamiliesFire fighters
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HealthHeart diseasesLabor and EmploymentLaw enforcement officersParamedical personnelPoliceStrokeSurvivors' 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.
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Oct 16, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 16, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10573)
Oct 16, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 16, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or within 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5334 Identical bill Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 15, 2002
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 16, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3114: Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3114/
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"S. 3114: Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3114/.
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S. 3114, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3114/.
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