Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 20, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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 20, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.
The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits.
The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2017 to Jul 27, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jul 27, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jul 20, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41609 | Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses | Report | Aug 17, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3298 | Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 | Related bill | Aug 4, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional officers and employees
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government trust funds
- Law enforcement officers
- Members of Congress
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2017Introduced in Senate
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