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S. 3474 117th Congress Senate

Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 11, 2022
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 Latest action January 11, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

This bill increases benefits to survivors of federal employees who die in the line of duty.

Specifically, the bill increases the death benefit for federal employees from $10,000 to $100,000 and increases the funeral benefit from $800 to $8,800. Both amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation. The bill also excludes the death benefit from gross income for purposes of federal taxation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3487 Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jan 11, 2022
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3474: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3474/
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"S. 3474: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3474/.
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S. 3474, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3474/.
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