S 3487
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
Introduced: January 12, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-123.
Feb 2, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.
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