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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021

Introduced: July 29, 2022 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021

This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.

Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit.

The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program.

What's happening now March 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 3
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 29, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 16, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 1, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jan 25, 2021
Demings, Val
· Jan 25, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 25, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 483: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-483/
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"H.R. 483: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-483/.
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H.R. 483, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-483/.
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