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.

Summary

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the payment of death benefits to survivors of 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. 27 April 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 May 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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