Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

Bill: 108-s-459
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2003-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional personnel
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Families
Fire fighters
Health
Heart diseases
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Paramedical personnel
Police
Police training
Prison violence
Rescue work
Stroke
Survivors' benefits

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or not later than 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or not later than 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits. Makes this provision applicable to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2003.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: 
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke shall be presumed to have died as the result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits, if: (1) that officer, while on duty, engaged in a situation involving non-routine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity or participated in a training exercise that involved non-routine stressful or strenuous physical activity; (2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while participating, while still on duty after participating, or not later than 24 hours after participating in such activity; and (3) such presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Became Public Law No: 108-182.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Became Public Law No: 108-182.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2003-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2003-11-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16052-16053; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S16052)
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16052-16053; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S16052)
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/21/2003 H12299-12300)
action_date: 2003-11-22
text: Mr. DeLay asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2003-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2003-05-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-05-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6567-6568)
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6567-6568)
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2856)
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2855-2856)
action_date: 2003-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 108-182