S. 3607 · 116th Congress
Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020
Law · 116-157 · Aug 14, 2020Key: what the circles and colors mean
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Shaheen14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced May 5, 2020
- Senate Passed May 14, 2020
- House Passed Jul 20, 2020
- President To the President Aug 4, 2020
- President Signed Aug 14, 2020
- Law Aug 14, 2020
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of public safety officers who die or become injured as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Aug 14, 2020
Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of public safety officers who die or become injured as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.
For purposes of death benefits, this bill creates a general presumption that a public safety officer who dies from COVID-19 or related complications sustained a personal injury in the line of duty.
For purposes of disability benefits, the bill creates a general presumption that COVID-19 or related complications suffered by a public safety officer constitutes a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020
Latest action (Aug 14, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-157.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 5, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced May 5, 2020
- Senate Passed May 14, 2020
- House Passed Jul 20, 2020
- President To the President Aug 4, 2020
- President Signed Aug 14, 2020
- Law Aug 14, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.