HR 919 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act

Introduced 2003-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8065-8066)(2003-09-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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