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Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015

Introduced: May 13, 2015 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a climate-related injury (including hypothermia, heatstroke, and hyperthermia) sustained by a public safety officer who engaged in a situation involving exposure to extreme environmental conditions while on duty as a personal injury for which death benefits or benefits for permanent and total disability shall be provided.

What's happening now May 13, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1321: Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1321/
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"S. 1321: Fairness for Fallen Officers Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1321/.
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S. 1321, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1321/.
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