HR 919 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8065-8066)(2003-09-09)
Plain Language Summary
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Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or within 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.…
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Cosponsors (20)
13 Democrats7 Republicans