Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021
Summary
Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2021 This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 25, 2021
Last action Mar 5, 2021
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Committee
2
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raul Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
Co
Salud O. Carbajal
DDemocratic
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