Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of public safety officer for purposes of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program to include a campus police officer who is employed by an institution of higher education and authorized to enforce criminal laws.
Specifically, the bill extends death, disability, or education benefits to a campus police officer or survivors of a campus police officer who dies or becomes disabled as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty on or after April 15, 2013.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2017 to Jun 13, 2018; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 13, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 128, July 28, 2017, page H6578.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4677 | Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Apr 1, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus police officers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
