3.0.0 4338 2023-01-11T13:16:56Z 2023-01-11T13:16:56Z House H HR 2009-12-16 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2010-03-01T16:57:33Z Referred to 2009-12-16T14:01:53Z First Responders Support Act of 2009 111 2441 HR 2009-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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. 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. Identical bill CRS 2010-03-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 N Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Employee benefits and pensions Law enforcement officers Mental health Performance measurement Student aid and college costs Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-12-16 Introduced in House 2010-01-06T15:45:47Z 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; (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty; and (3) require the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt and apply a system for prioritizing claims for public safety officers' benefits based on the severity of a claim and the likelihood of its approval (grants automatic priority to a claim for death benefits or 100% disability).

Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to organizations for reduced cost mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and their families.

Requires the Director to structure, design, and implement a performance measure for the Public Safety Officers Benefits program to monitor the claims process and payment of benefits to public safety officers and their beneficiaries and to report to Congress annually on the performance of the program and its activities.

]]> 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 2009-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4338ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4338ih.xml 2010-03-01 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.