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HR 167 115th Congress House

Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to the immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties.

Introduced: January 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Cemeteries and funeralsCrime victimsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Employee benefits and pensionsFirearms and explosivesGovernment trust fundsHigher educationIncome tax exclusionLaw enforcement officersSales and excise taxesStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings
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Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Education to provide assistance to the immediate families of teachers or other elementary and secondary school employees who are killed by another person's violent act while performing school duties. Such assistance includes funeral assistance, a death benefit, living assistance, and undergraduate education assistance for dependents.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income tax: (1) the victim's compensation from school employment in the year of death, and (2) the victim's family assistance.

The bill also establishes the Teacher Victims' Family Trust Fund funded with an excise tax increase on ammunition.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 31, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 23, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 23, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 167: Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-167/
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"H.R. 167: Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-167/.
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H.R. 167, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-167/.
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