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S. 3635 117th Congress Senate

Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-trauma… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2022 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.
Jun 14, 2022
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 26, 2022
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 14, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

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 suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or a trauma and stress-related disorder following an exposure to one or more traumatic events while on duty. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who die or become disabled as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury in the line of duty.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6943 Identical bill Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 3
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 3, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 26, 2022
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · May 26, 2022
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 25, 2022
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 10, 2022
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 10, 2022
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 10, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 10, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Feb 10, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 10, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3635/
MLA
"S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3635/.
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S. 3635, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3635/.
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[S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3635/)
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