Bill107th CongressFiled Oct 16, 2002Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 3114
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 16, 2002)
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002 - 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.
What just happenedOct 16, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT](D-VT)Sponsor
8 cosponsors5 D2 R1 I
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- Oct 16, 2002IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 16, 2002IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10573)
- Oct 16, 2002IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate