Skip to main content
S. 1608 115th Congress Senate

Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Pol… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional officers and employeesEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment trust funds
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Law enforcement officersMembers of CongressSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. CapitolViolent crimeWorker safety and health
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 20, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.

The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits.

The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3298 Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 26, 2017
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 26, 2017
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jul 26, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2017
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2017
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jul 20, 2017
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1608: Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1608/
MLA
"S. 1608: Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1608/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1608, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1608/.
Markdown link
[S. 1608: Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1608/)
Report a problem