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Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026

Introduced: February 24, 2026 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 19, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

May 19, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.

May 14, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 24, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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What's happening now May 19, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosur…
Open Business Meeting May 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM EDT · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 2 versions

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · New York · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
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
ALLEGIANCE STRATEGIES, LLC
for AMERICAN SECURITY FUND · Virginia · 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
ALLEGIANCE STRATEGIES, LLC
for AMERICAN SECURITY FUND · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 14

Connecticut · May 18, 2026

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · May 18, 2026

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · May 18, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 18, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · May 18, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · May 18, 2026

Welch, Peter

Vermont · May 18, 2026

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · May 14, 2026

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 13, 2026

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Apr 21, 2026

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Apr 21, 2026

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Feb 24, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3897: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3897/

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"S. 3897: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3897/.

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S. 3897, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3897/.

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