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Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019

Introduced: March 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 12, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E293)
Mar 12, 2019
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Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain family members of elementary or secondary school staff members killed by an act of violence while performing school duties.

Specifically, victims' families shall be provided with (1) funeral assistance; (2) a death benefit payment to the surviving spouse, dependent child, or other next of kin; (3) a monthly living allowance for the surviving spouse until death or remarriage and for each dependent child until age 18; and (4) undergraduate education assistance for each dependent child for five years.

The bill exempts from income taxation wages of a elementary or secondary staff member killed by an act of violence while performing school duties earned in the year of death. It also increases the excise tax on shells and cartridges ammunition from 11% to 13%.

What's happening now March 12, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 17, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 11, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1691: Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1691/
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"H.R. 1691: Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1691/.
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