First Responders Support Act of 2009

Summary

First Responders Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty; and (3) require the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt and apply a system for prioritizing claims for public safety officers' benefits based on the severity of a claim and the likelihood of its approval (grants automatic priority to a claim for death benefits or 100% disability). Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to organizations for reduced cost mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and their families. Requires the Director to structure, design, and implement a performance measure for the Public Safety Officers Benefits program to monitor the claims process and payment of benefits to public safety officers and their beneficiaries and to report to Congress annually on the performance of the program and its activities.

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Timeline

1. 16 December 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 December 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 December 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 December 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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