S 2878
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
HEROES Act of 2018
Introduced: May 17, 2018
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Helping Extend Responding Officers Expansive Support Act of 2018 or the HEROES Act of 2018
This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include, in the Uniform Crime Reports, data on public safety officers who are killed or disabled in the line of duty. Additionally, the bill makes changes to eligibility for education benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program for public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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