US Congress Senate Bill 3607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-08-14 - Became Public Law No: 116-157. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of public safety officers who die or become injured as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty. For purposes of death benefits, this bill creates a general presumption that a public safety officer who dies from COVID-19 or related complications sustained a personal injury in the line of duty. For purposes of disability benefits, the bill creates a general presumption that COVID-19 or related complications suffered by a public safety officer constitutes a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.

Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-14	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-157. (TXT | PDF)
2020-08-14	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-08-04	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-07-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-07-20	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3109-3110)
2020-07-20	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3109-3110)
2020-07-20	House	Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
2020-05-15	House	Held at the desk.
2020-05-15	House	Received in the House.
2020-05-15	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-05-14	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2464)
2020-05-14	Senate	S.Amdt.1587 Amendment SA 1587 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-05-14	Senate	S.Amdt.1587 Amendment SA 1587 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Grassley. (consideration: CR S2464; text: CR S2464) To improve the bill.
2020-05-14	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
2020-05-14	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2464)
2020-05-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB7031 (Same As) 2020-05-27 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3607/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3607/BILLS-116s3607is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3607/BILLS-116s3607es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3607/BILLS-116s3607enr.pdf