HR 5883 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Latest action · Nov 9, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 3, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 3, 2023 to Oct 4, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalOct 3, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillJan 17, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 7, 2024
R-NEDon BaconMar 29, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 6, 2024
D-PAMatt CartwrightOct 4, 2024

Committees 7

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Nov 9, 2023
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  4. Oct 3, 2023Introduced in House

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Increases benefits to survivors of federal employees who die in the line of duty.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 162, October 3, 2023, page H4987.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3029Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty ActRelated billMay 9, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide and expand gratuities for employees killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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