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S. 2884 111th Congress Senate

Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die whi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while performing official duties or as a result of the performance of official duties.

Introduced: December 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersTransportation costs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 15, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act - Authorizes the head of the concerned agency to pay the moving, transportation, and relocation expenses attributable to a change of residence within the United States of the immediate family of covered employees, including any federal law enforcement officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee, or customs and border protection officer, who dies in the performance of official duties, as well as expenses of preparing and transporting the remains of the deceased to the place where the family will reside following the employee's death (or another appropriate place for interment).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2711 Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2884: Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2884/
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"S. 2884: Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2884/.
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S. 2884, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2884/.
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