Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 22, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Mar 22, 2023
Judiciary
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors. The bill specifies that exposure-related cancer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty if the public safety officer was exposed to or in contact with heat, radiation, or a carcinogen that is linked to an exposure-related cancer; the officer began serving as an officer not later than 5 year...
Timeline · 3 actions
Sep 25, 2024
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gimenez asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1719, a bill originally introduced by Representative Pascrell, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.