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Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
S. 911 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 amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the public safety officers' death benefits program to include retired law enforcement officers. A retired law enforcement officer who separated from service in good standing is now eligible for benefits if they died or became permanently and totally disabled as a result of a personal injury from a targeted attack because of their former service as a law enforcement officer. The bill applies retroactively to any pending matters and to targeted attacks on retired law enforcement officers occurring on or after January 1, 2012.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
Actions (10)
- Aug 1, 2025 Received in the House. · house
- Aug 1, 2025 Held at the desk. · house
- Aug 1, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Jul 29, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; text: CR S4797) · senate
- Jul 29, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 20, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81. · senate
- May 20, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. · senate
- May 15, 2025 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
- Mar 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 20, 2025
Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
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 title I 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) Definition.—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.
“(2) Eligibility.—A retired law enforcement officer shall be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or became 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.”.
(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—
(i) pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or otherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates) or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exceptions.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer described in section 1201(p) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) on or after January 1, 2012. Calendar No. 81
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 911
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.
May 20, 2025
Reported without amendment
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