A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
This bill increases benefits to survivors of federal employees who die in the line of duty.
Specifically, the bill increases the death benefit for federal employees from $10,000 to $100,000 and increases the funeral benefit from $800 to $8,800. Both amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-123.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-123.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.
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