3.0.0 5123 2023-01-11T13:31:31Z 2023-01-11T13:31:31Z House HR 2016-04-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 67 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PASCRELL:H.R. 5123.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I of the United States Constitution.[Page H2150]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-17T13:43:13Z Referred to 2016-04-29T13:01:40Z 2016-05-17 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 N R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2016-04-29 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2016-04-29 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2016-04-29 True F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2016-05-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Justice Evidence and witnesses Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Judicial review and appeals Law enforcement officers Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-04-29 Introduced in House 2017-02-01T15:13:25Z Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act of 2016 or the HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish, with respect to a public safety officer's death benefits, a rebuttable presumption that: (1) the officer acted properly at the time of injury or death, and (2) specified limitations on the officer's benefits do not apply.

The bill also extends such benefits to fire police officers and fire investigators.

In addition, with respect to an appeal of a determination to deny such benefits, the bill: (1) specifies that the standard of review shall be de novo (without deference to the determination), and (2) establishes certain exceptions to administrative exhaustion limitations.

]]> HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 Display Title HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To ensure that the United States provides for the families of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other emergency responders who fall in the line of duty. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5123ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5123ih.xml 2016-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.