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H.R. 1968 (97th)

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the payment of benefits with respect to public safety officers who die of certain medical conditions sustained in the performance of duty.

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Introduced

19 February 1981

Last action

30 September 1982 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]

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Summary

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the payment of death benefits to public safety officers who die as the result of a medical condition sustained while ingesting or inhaling a poisonous substance or while subject to extreme physical stress, on a single occasion, in the performance of duty.

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Timeline

  1. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 March 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 May 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 15 June 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 30 September 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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