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Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers' death benefits. The bill specifically covers TSA employees who are injured or killed while performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. The eligibility applies retroactively to injuries sustained by TSA employees on or after October 31, 2013, allowing those who were injured during that period to potentially receive previously unavailable benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Mannion, John [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Brownley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $9,600
- HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
- SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
- HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
- UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Julia Brownley → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Waters, Ms. Titus, Mr. Connolly, and Ms. Ross) 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 provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.
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 “Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act”.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS.
Section 1204(14) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(14)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
“(H) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.”.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect an injury sustained by an individual described in subparagraph
(H) of section 1204(14) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(14)), as added by this Act, on or after October 31, 2013. <all>
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