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S. 3029 118th 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: October 4, 2023 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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May 9, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
May 9, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-174.
Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Oct 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 9, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5883 Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Oct 4, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Oct 4, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Oct 4, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3029: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3029/
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"S. 3029: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3029/.
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S. 3029, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3029/.
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