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Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program.
Summary
This bill expands the federal Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program to include retired law enforcement officers. Retired officers would become eligible for death benefits if they died or became permanently and totally disabled as a direct result of a targeted attack because of their service as law enforcement officers. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to incidents involving retired law enforcement officers that occurred on or after August 28, 2012.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
34 cosponsors
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Barr’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $274,323
- BANC OF CALIFORNIA $60,083
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $32,200
- BLACKSTONE $28,900
- WELLS FARGO $23,366
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Barr → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Barr (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) 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 include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits 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 “Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(p) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.—
“(1) In general.—A retired law enforcement officer shall be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or become permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury resulting from a targeted attack because of the retired law enforcement officer’s service as a law enforcement officer.
“(2) Retired law enforcement officer defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘retired law enforcement officer’ means an individual who separated from service, in good standing, as a law enforcement officer, in an official capacity at a public agency, with or without compensation.”.
(b) Retroactive Applicability.—
(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall—
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) apply to any matter pending, before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date of enactment of this Act, or filed (consistent with pre- existing effective dates) or accruing after that date.
(2) Exceptions.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer described in section 1201(p) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) that occurred on or after August 28, 2012. <all>
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