Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House 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, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors.
The bill specifies that exposure to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty if
- the exposure occurred while the officer was in the line of duty;
- the officer began serving as an officer not fewer than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of an exposure-related cancer and the diagnosis occurred not more than 15 years after the last date of active service; and
- the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately resulted in the death or permanent and total disability of the officer.
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance must periodically review the definition of exposure-related cancer and update the definition if appropriate based on medical evidence and in accordance with the requirements of a petition process.
Cosponsors 180
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Feb 12, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 14, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| R-ND | Julie Fedorchak | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 4, 2026 |
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 Feb 12, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1926 | Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA | Feb 2, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2932 | Maggie Goodlander D-NH | Jun 25, 2025 |
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. 171, no. 29, February 12, 2025, page H678.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 237 | Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025 | Identical bill | May 20, 2025 |
| S 930 | Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2024 | Cross-Congress related bill | Jun 5, 2024 |
| S 1071 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Contained in public law | Dec 18, 2025 |
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 public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
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