S 3635
117th Congress
Senate
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Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
Introduced: February 10, 2022
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.
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