[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8487

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and 
 widowers of police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers 
                  from the government pension offset.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2024

Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and 
 widowers of police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers 
                  from the government pension offset.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Emergency Response 
Officers' Sacrifice Act'' or the ``HEROS Act''.

SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(k)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a monthly 
                insurance benefit of an individual under subsection 
                (e), (f), or (g) if the individual is entitled to such 
                benefit on the basis of the wages and self-employment 
                income of an individual who died in the line of duty 
                while serving as any of the following:
                            ``(i) A Federal law enforcement officer (as 
                        defined in section 2 of the Law Enforcement 
                        Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008 (34 
                        U.S.C. 50301(5)).
                            ``(ii) A State or local law enforcement 
                        officer (as defined in section 2(11) of such 
                        Act (34 U.S.C. 50301(11)).
                            ``(iii) An employee in fire protection 
                        activities (as defined in section 3(y) of the 
                        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                        203(y)).
                            ``(iv) Firefighting personnel (as defined 
                        in section 33(a)(5) of the Federal Fire 
                        Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
                        2229(a)(5)).
                            ``(v) A correctional officer (as defined in 
                        section 4051(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
                        Code).
                            ``(vi) A State correctional officer (as 
                        defined in section 1121(b)(2) of title 18, 
                        United States Code).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall apply in 
relation to monthly insurance benefits payable for months beginning on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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