A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits.
Provides that if there is no surviving spouse or surviving child any such benefits shall be paid to the person designated by such officer as beneficiary under that officer's most recently executed life insurance policy, provided that such individual survived such officer. (Current law restricts such beneficiaries to the spouse, child, or parent.)
Laid on the table. See S. 2431 for further action.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 364.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3399-3400)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H3399-3400)
Enacted as Public Law 107-196
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On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3399-3400)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 3297 was laid on the table without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-196.
Became Public Law No: 107-196.