US Congress Senate Bill 1037 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $7,500 of the medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty. Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

First Responders Support Act of 2009

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2441 (Same As) 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB4338 (Related) 2010-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB2885 (Related) 2009-12-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1037/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1037/BILLS-111s1037is.pdf