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H.R. 7100 117th Congress House

They Had Our Back We Have Theirs Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for certain minimal levels of educational assistance to the dependents of public safety officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2022 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

They Had Our Back We Have Theirs Act of 2022

This bill provides specified levels of educational assistance and federal student loan forgiveness to children and spouses of eligible public safety officers. An eligible public safety officer is a public safety officer who died or was permanently and totally disabled from an injury sustained in the line of duty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
Gohmert, Louie
· Mar 17, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 16, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 16, 2022
McKinley, David
· Mar 16, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 16, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7100: They Had Our Back We Have Theirs Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7100/
MLA
"H.R. 7100: They Had Our Back We Have Theirs Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7100/.
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H.R. 7100, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7100/.
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