HR9845Referred to Committee

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-22
Introduced
20
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

J. Luis Correa
J. Luis Correa
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 94.4% (623 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (20)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-22

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would make it easier for families of police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers to receive death benefits when their loved one dies from a heart attack or stroke while on the job. Currently, families have to go through a complicated process to prove the death was work-related, so this change would streamline that paperwork and make it faster for grieving families to get the financial support they're entitled to. The change affects the Public Safety Officer Benefit program, which provides payments to help support the families of public safety workers who die in the line of duty.

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9845 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9845 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to simplify the claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers who die from a heart attack or stroke to receive payment through the Public Safety Office Benefit program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2026 Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Alford, Mr. Gray, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Kean, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Ms. Perez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to simplify the claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers who die from a heart attack or stroke to receive payment through the Public Safety Office Benefit program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Officers' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED CLAIMS. Section 1201(k) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(k)) is amended-- (1) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking ``or was directly and proximately caused by something other than the mere presence of cardiovascular-disease risk factors''; (2) by striking paragraph (3); (3) in paragraph (2)(C)-- (A) by striking ``24 hours'' and inserting ``72 hours''; and (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting ``,''; and (4) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``; and''. SEC. 3. APPLICATION. The amendments made by this Act shall apply in the case of any claim for benefits that is pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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