Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

Bill: 114-hr-5476
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

First responders and emergency personnel

Law enforcement officers

National symbols
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Honoring Hometown Heroes Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5476 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2016 Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. King of New York , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Walz , Mr. Courtney , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Esty , Mr. Himes , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Capuano , and Mr. Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act . 2. Permitting the flag to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder serving in the line of duty (a) Amendment The sixth sentence of section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or after possession of the United States and inserting a comma; (2) by inserting or the death of a first responder working in any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving in the line of duty, after while serving on active duty, ; (3) by striking and after former officials of the District of Columbia and inserting a comma; and (4) by inserting before the period the following: , and first responders working in the District of Columbia . (b) First responder defined Such subsection is further amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking , United States Code; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the term first responder means a public safety officer as defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b ). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.