118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3029Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Oct 4, 2023
Last action May 9, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Oct 4, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Oct 4, 2023
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Oct 25, 2023
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
May 9, 2024
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill increases benefits to survivors of federal employees who die in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill increases the death benefit for federal employees from $10,000 to $100,000 and increases the funeral benefit from $800 to $8,800. Both amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation.

Provisions · 8 sectionsReported to Senate
Timeline · 5 actions
May 9, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-174.
May 9, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Oct 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Oct 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.