H.R. 7718
119th Congress
House
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026
Official title: To revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, and for other purposes.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement officers
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Lobbying activity
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- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- White House Office
- President of the U.S.
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Cosponsors
23
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Babin, Brian
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
Crenshaw, Dan
R
Ezell, Mike
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
Nehls, Troy E.
D
Pappas, Chris
D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
D
Titus, Dina
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Gillen, Laura
R
Sessions, Pete
R
Smith, Christopher H.
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Raskin, Jamie
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
Mannion, John W.
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Min, Dave
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7718: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7718/
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