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Public Safety Officers Benefits Act

Act Details

Public Safety Officers Benefits Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1975-01-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 94 United States Congress by Joshua Eilberg in relation with: Compensation for victims of crime, Crime and law enforcement, Federal advisory bodies, Law enforcement officers, Life insurance, Survivors' benefits, Victims of crimes.

Public Safety Officers Benefits Act became law (1) in the United States on 1976-09-29

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Judiciary (HSJU)
Senate Judiciary (SSJU)

Sponsor

Joshua Eilberg, member of the US congress
Joshua Eilberg, Democrat, Representative from Pennsylvania, district 4

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

James George Abourezk, Democrat, Senator, from South Dakota
Ted Stevens, Republican, Senator, from Alaska

Act Overview

Number: 366 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, to provide benefits to survivors of certain Public safety officers who die in the performance of duty (4)
Short Title: Public Safety Officers Benefits Act
Date First Introduced: 1975-01-14
Sponsor Name: Joshua Eilberg
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1976-09-29
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Crime and law enforcement
Related Bills: (8)
hres1156-94, Reason: rule, Type: bill
Summary of Public Safety Officers Benefits Act: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the Public Safety Officers Benefits Act

(Conference report filed in House H. Rept. 94-1501) Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act – Provides that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty shall be entitled to $50000 as specified in this Act. Allows for an interim payment of $3000 to the persons entitled to receive a benefit. Provides that under specified circumstances no benefit shall be paid including: (1) intentional misconduct of the public safety officer; (2) voluntary intoxication of the officer; and (3) where a potential beneficiary substantially contributed to the death of the public safety officer. Defines the terms used in this Act.

Act Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like Public Safety Officers Benefits Act) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like Public Safety Officers Benefits Act are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (Public Safety Officers Benefits Act)
[Note 4] A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, to provide benefits to survivors of certain Public safety officers who die in the performance of duty. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1975-01-14) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
[Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
[Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to Public Safety Officers Benefits Act, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

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Compensation for victims of crime
Crime and law enforcement
Federal advisory bodies
Law enforcement officers
Life insurance
Survivors' benefits
Victims of crimes

Public Safety Officers Benefits Act

Public Safety Officers Benefits Act