Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-19
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Employee benefits and pensions

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government trust funds

Law enforcement officers

Members of Congress

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

U.S. Capitol

Violent crime

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Signed by President.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.</p> <p>The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits.</p> <p>The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.</p>

action_date: 2017-07-24
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.</p> <p>The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments, including regulations ensuring that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker's compensation benefits.</p> <p>The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.</p>

action_date: 2017-07-27
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p><b>Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to: (1) families of employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty, or (2) employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.</p> <p>The board shall issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments, including regulations ensuring that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to such family or employee, including worker's compensation benefits.</p> <p>The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.</p>

action_date: 2017-08-04
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 27, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to: (1) families of employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty, or (2) employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.</p> <p>The board shall issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments, including regulations ensuring that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to such family or employee, including worker's compensation benefits.</p> <p>The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.</p>

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 3298 In the Senate of the United States, July 27, 2017. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3298) entitled An Act to authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 . 2. Payments from United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries (a) Authorizing payments from Fund Section 2 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1952 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and certain other United States Capitol Police employees before the period at the end; (2) by striking Subject to the regulations and inserting (a) In general .—Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), and in accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b), amounts in the Fund may be paid to— (1) families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty; or (2) employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries. . (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1954 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Capitol Police Board and inserting (a) In general .—The Capitol Police Board ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Regulations governing payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty and employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— (1) establishing the conditions under which the family of an employee or an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; (2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and (3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the family of an employee or the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. . (c) Treatment of amounts received in response to incident of June 14, 2017 The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1951 ) is amended by striking deposit into the Fund and inserting deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, .

Secretary

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 . 2. Payments from United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries (a) Authorizing payments from Fund Section 2 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1952 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and certain other United States Capitol Police employees before the period at the end; (2) by striking Subject to the regulations and inserting (a) In general .—Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Payments for employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), amounts in the Fund may be paid to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, in accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b). . (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1954 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Capitol Police Board and inserting (a) In general .—The Capitol Police Board ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Regulations governing payments to employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— (1) establishing the conditions under which an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; (2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and (3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. . (c) Treatment of amounts received in response to incident of June 14, 2017 The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1951 ) is amended by striking deposit into the Fund and inserting deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, .

Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 3298 AN ACT To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 . 2. Payments from United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries (a) Authorizing payments from Fund Section 2 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1952 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and certain other United States Capitol Police employees before the period at the end; (2) by striking Subject to the regulations and inserting (a) In general .—Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), and in accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b), amounts in the Fund may be paid to— (1) families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty; or (2) employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries. . (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1954 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Capitol Police Board and inserting (a) In general .—The Capitol Police Board ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Regulations governing payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty and employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— (1) establishing the conditions under which the family of an employee or an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; (2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and (3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the family of an employee or the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. . (c) Treatment of amounts received in response to incident of June 14, 2017 The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1951 ) is amended by striking deposit into the Fund and inserting deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2017 Mr. Barton (for himself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Walker , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Crawford , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Posey , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Lewis of Minnesota , Mr. Mitchell , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Womack , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Denham , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Ross , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Williams , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Walz , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sires , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Lee , Mrs. Demings , Mr. McEachin , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Payne , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Welch , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Kihuen , Mr. Polis , and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 . 2. Payments from United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries (a) Authorizing payments from Fund Section 2 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1952 ) is amended— (1) by striking Subject to the regulations and inserting (a) In general .—Subject to the regulations ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Payments for employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), amounts in the Fund may be paid to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, in accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b). . (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1954 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Capitol Police Board and inserting (a) In general .—The Capitol Police Board ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Regulations governing payments to employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— (1) establishing the conditions under which an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; (2) establishing the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and (3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. . (c) Treatment of amounts received in response to incident of June 14, 2017 The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1951 ) is amended by striking deposit into the Fund and inserting deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, .

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3298 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration AN ACT To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017 . 2. Payments from United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries (a) Authorizing payments from Fund Section 2 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1952 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and certain other United States Capitol Police employees before the period at the end; (2) by striking Subject to the regulations and inserting (a) In general .—Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Payments for employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), amounts in the Fund may be paid to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, in accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b). . (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1954 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Capitol Police Board and inserting (a) In general .—The Capitol Police Board ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Regulations governing payments to employees sustaining serious line-of-Duty injuries In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— (1) establishing the conditions under which an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; (2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and (3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. . (c) Treatment of amounts received in response to incident of June 14, 2017 The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105–223 ( 2 U.S.C. 1951 ) is amended by striking deposit into the Fund and inserting deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, .

Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk