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Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026

Introduced: February 25, 2026 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
    for NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
    for SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · New York · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 4
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Gillen, Laura
New York · Jun 30, 2026
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 30, 2026
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 11, 2026
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 11, 2026
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 20, 2026
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Apr 14, 2026
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Mannion, John W.
New York · Apr 14, 2026
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 3, 2026
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Mar 3, 2026
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Min, Dave
California · Feb 25, 2026
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APA
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/
MLA
"H.R. 7718: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7718/.
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H.R. 7718, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7718/.
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[H.R. 7718: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7718/)
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