Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Bill: 117-hr-7376
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee benefits and pensions
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 14.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Introduced in House