Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
Latest action · Aug 16, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-172.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2022
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2022
- To the PresidentAug 15, 2022
- Became lawAug 16, 2022Public Law 117-172
Summary
Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
This act extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program to certain public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who suffer or suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress-related disorders following an exposure to one or more traumatic events while on duty. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who die or become disabled as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury in the line of duty.
The act specifies that post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or trauma and stress-related disorders suffered by a public safety officer following an exposure to a traumatic event while on duty constitutes a personal injury in the line of duty if exposure to the traumatic event was a substantial factor in the disorder.
Further, for the purposes of death and disability benefits, the act creates a presumption that an officer's death or permanent disability was directly caused by a personal injury in the line of duty if the officer took an action intended to bring about his or her death and exposure to a traumatic event was a substantial factor in that action or that action occurred within 45 days of an exposure and was consistent with a psychiatric disorder.
Finally, the act requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the details of benefits issued pursuant to this act, including recommendations to improve the PSOB program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 223 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed402–17 | May 18, 2022 |
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2022 to May 18, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 7, 2022 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 6, 2022 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 11, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 13, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | May 18, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2022Markup May 11, 2022Reported May 18, 2022 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 19, 2022Discharged Aug 1, 2022 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 16, 2022Signed by President.
- Aug 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-172.
- Aug 15, 2022Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 1, 2022Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3911 | Tammy Duckworth D-IL | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3826 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Aug 1, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5120–H5123Text printed H5120Recorded votes H5167enactLists H5168Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6943, Public Safety Officer Support Act | Angie Craig D-MN, David J. Trone D-MD, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH, Steve Cohen D-TN | May 18, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4956 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | May 13, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 40, March 7, 2022, page H1329.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45327 | Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) and Public Safety Officers’ Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Programs | Report | Jan 28, 2026 |
| R48276 | How to Define Mass Shootings: Potential Policy Implications | Report | Nov 19, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3635 | Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Jun 14, 2022 |
Titles 8
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 authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 19, 2022Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2022Engrossed in House
- May 18, 2022Reported in House
- Mar 7, 2022Introduced 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.
