3.0.0 2441 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z House H HR 2009-05-14 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-12T14:22:42Z Referred to 2009-05-14T14:02:43Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-14T14:02:44Z First Responders Support Act of 2009 111 4338 HR 2010-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS First Responders Support Act of 2009 111 2885 S 2009-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS First Responders Support Act of 2009 111 1037 S 2009-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2009-06-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-14 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 N F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2010-05-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Disability and paralysis Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits Law enforcement officers Mental health Student aid and college costs Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-05-14 Introduced in House 2009-05-23T14:40:16Z First Responders Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $7,500 of the medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty.

Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

]]> First Responders Support Act of 2009 Display Title First Responders Support Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced First Responders Support Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2441ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2441ih.xml 2009-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.