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Introduced
03/22/2023
03/22/2023
In Committee
03/22/2023
03/22/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2023, amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers. The key provisions include:
1. Defining "exposure-related cancer" to include various types of cancer that are reasonably linked to a public safety officer's exposure to carcinogens while on duty.
2. Establishing a presumption that a public safety officer's death or permanent and total disability due to an exposure-related cancer is a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, if certain criteria are met.
3. Authorizing the Director of the Bureau to periodically review the definition of "exposure-related cancer" and add new types of cancer to the definition based on scientific evidence.
4. Allowing any person to petition the Director to add a type of exposure-related cancer to the definition.
5. Making the amendments applicable to public safety officers who died or became permanently disabled on or after January 1, 2023, due to an exposure-related cancer.
6. Amending the Safeguarding America's First Responders Act to clarify the definition of "line of duty action" and apply the amendment retroactively to public safety officers who died on or after January 1, 2020.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (137)
Bill Pascrell (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Becca Balint (D),
Jim Banks (R),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Mike Bost (R),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Cori Bush (D),
Kat Cammack (R),
Yadira Caraveo (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Mike Carey (R),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R),
Judy Chu (D),
Juan Ciscomani (R),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Jasmine Crockett (D),
Jason Crow (D),
John Curtis (R),
Anthony D'Esposito (R),
Sharice Davids (D),
Don Davis (D),
Monica De La Cruz (R),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mario Diaz-Balart (R),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Mike Flood (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Andrew Garbarino (R),
Mike Garcia (R),
Robert Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Carlos Giménez (R),
Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Sam Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Val Hoyle (D),
Glenn Ivey (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Tom Kean (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Jen Kiggans (R),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Young Kim (R),
Ann Kuster (D),
Nick LaLota (R),
Greg Landsman (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Mike Lawler (R),
Laurel Lee (R),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Max Miller (R),
Marc Molinaro (R),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Wiley Nickel (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Zach Nunn (R),
Jay Obernolte (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Mary Peltola (D),
Brittany Pettersen (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Michael Rulli (R),
Pat Ryan (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Hillary Scholten (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Chris Smith (R),
Eric Sorensen (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Pete Stauber (R),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
David Trone (D),
Mike Turner (R),
Lauren Underwood (D),
David Valadao (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Gabe Vasquez (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Ann Wagner (R),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Brandon Williams (R),
Last Action
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gimenez asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1719, a bill originally introduced by Representative Pascrell, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (on 09/25/2024)
Bill Topics
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
- ‐ Police, Fire, and Law Enforcement
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1719/all-info | 03/23/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1719/BILLS-118hr1719ih.pdf | 04/27/2023 |
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