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Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 9, 2020
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Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020

This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following a stressful situation while on duty. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.

What's happening now July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7568: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7568/
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"H.R. 7568: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7568/.
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H.R. 7568, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7568/.
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[H.R. 7568: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7568/)
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