Congress 107 - S 2431 - Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002

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Clergy Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Families Finance and Financial Sector Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Life insurance Police Religion Rescue work Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Volunteer workers

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Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include police and fire department chaplains killed in the line of duty among persons who qualify to receive public safety officer death benefits.

Provides that if there is no surviving spouse or surviving child any such benefits shall be paid to the person designated by such officer as beneficiary under that officer's most recently executed life insurance policy, provided that such individual survived such officer. (Current law restricts such beneficiaries to the spouse, child, or parent.)

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Jun 24, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-196.
Jun 24, 2002

Signed by President.
Jun 13, 2002

Presented to President.
Jun 11, 2002

A similar measure H.R. 3297 was laid on the table without objection.
Jun 11, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 11, 2002

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3399-3400)
Jun 11, 2002

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H3399-3400)
Jun 11, 2002

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3399-3400)
Jun 11, 2002

Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
May 8, 2002

Held at the desk.
May 8, 2002

Received in the House.
May 8, 2002

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 7, 2002

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
May 7, 2002

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
May 2, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 364.
May 2, 2002

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
May 2, 2002

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 1, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 1, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3627)
May 1, 2002

Introduced in Senate

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