H.R. 919 · 108th Congress
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bob Etheridge
- Introduced
- 2003-02-26
- Latest action
- 2003-09-09 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Summary
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or within 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.