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S 2878 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

HEROES Act of 2018

Introduced: May 17, 2018 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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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.
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May 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 17, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 17, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2878: HEROES Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2878/
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"S. 2878: HEROES Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2878/.
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S. 2878, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2878/.
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