S. 1608 · 115th Congress
Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Flake
- Introduced
- 2017-07-20
- Latest action
- 2017-07-20 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.
The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits.
The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.