117th Congress · HOUSE BILLENACTED

H.R. 6943Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Mar 7, 2022
Last action Aug 16, 2022
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 7, 2022
Step 2
Referred
Mar 7, 2022
Judiciary · the Judiciary
Step 3
Committee
May 11, 2022
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Aug 1, 2022
Passed Senate
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Aug 16, 2022
SummaryCRS Summary

This act extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program to certain public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who suffer or suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress-related disorders 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. The act specifies that post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and s...

Provisions · 5 sectionsEnrolled
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S. 3635Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
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INCORPORATED
Roll Call Votes · 1
Timeline · 20 actions
Aug 16, 2022
Signed by President.
Aug 16, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-172.
Aug 15, 2022
Presented to President.
Aug 2, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 1, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 19, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-335.
May 18, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
May 18, 2022
Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 18, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 18, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6943.
May 18, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 18, 2022
Considered as unfinished business.
May 18, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 402 - 17 (Roll No. 223).ROLL CALLpass
May 18, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.