3.0.0 1691 2022-11-01T17:32:20Z 2022-11-01T17:32:20Z House HR 2019-03-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS:H.R. 1691.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H2680]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-12T14:03:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-12T14:02:50Z 2019-03-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-03-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-03-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E293) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2019-03-12 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-03-12 True W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-03-12 True L000586 Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] Al Lawson D FL 5 2019-07-11 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-07-11 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-07-16 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-08-27 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2019-11-14 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-12-17 False Education Cemeteries and funerals Crime victims Education programs funding Employee benefits and pensions Government trust funds Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2019-03-12 Introduced in House 2020-03-24T14:22:13Z Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain family members of elementary or secondary school staff members killed by an act of violence while performing school duties.

Specifically, victims' families shall be provided with (1) funeral assistance; (2) a death benefit payment to the surviving spouse, dependent child, or other next of kin; (3) a monthly living allowance for the surviving spouse until death or remarriage and for each dependent child until age 18; and (4) undergraduate education assistance for each dependent child for five years.

The bill exempts from income taxation wages of a elementary or secondary staff member killed by an act of violence while performing school duties earned in the year of death. It also increases the excise tax on shells and cartridges ammunition from 11% to 13%.

]]> Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019 Display Title Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to the immediate family of elementary or secondary school staff members killed in an act of violence while performing school duties. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1691ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1691ih.xml 2019-03-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. 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.