3.0.0 1037 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z Senate S S 2009-05-14 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-14T14:54:13Z 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 2441 HR 2009-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2009-05-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-05-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N 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 Senate 2009-05-23T14:41:19Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced First Responders Support Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1037is/xml/BILLS-111s1037is.xml 2009-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.