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HR 1159 · in committee · significant

Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

What this bill does

  • The bill extends death and disability benefits to TSA employees injured or killed while performing official duties.
  • TSA officers and their families become eligible for federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits program payments.
  • The change takes effect immediately upon enactment with no new appropriations specified.

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    How would extending federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits to TSA employees compare in cost to their current death and disability coverage?

  2. 02

    What specific incidents or data prompted Congress to reclassify TSA officers under federal public safety benefit programs?

  3. 03

    Should other federal security or transportation workers receive similar benefit expansions, and what criteria should determine eligibility?

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Sponsor · D-CA-26

Julia Brownley

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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