3.0.0 7031 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z House HR 2020-05-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:H.R. 7031.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18.[Page H2321]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-27T14:00:34Z Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 116 3607 S 2020-08-14 Became Public Law No: 116-157. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 N F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2020-05-27 True G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2020-05-27 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-06-01 False Crime and Law Enforcement Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health information and medical records Health personnel Infectious and parasitic diseases Law enforcement officers Medical tests and diagnostic methods Worker safety and health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-05-27 Introduced in House 2020-06-24T18:48:00Z Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020

This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of public safety officers who die or become injured as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.

For purposes of death benefits, this bill creates a general presumption that a public safety officer who dies from COVID-19 or related complications sustained a personal injury in the line of duty.

For purposes of disability benefits, the bill creates a general presumption that COVID-19 or related complications suffered by a public safety officer constitutes a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.

]]> Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Display Title Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To extend public safety officer death benefits to public safety officers whose death is caused by COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7031ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7031ih.xml 2020-05-27 Referred to the House 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.