Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019
This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit.
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1210 | Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Agricultural education
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disability assistance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Inflation and prices
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Philippines
- Student aid and college costs
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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