Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
Extends Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits coverage to retired law enforcement officers killed or permanently disabled in targeted attacks motivated by their prior service, with retroactive application to 2012.
Who Benefits and How
Retired law enforcement officers and their families could gain federal death and disability benefit eligibility when targeted because of prior service.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal benefit costs rise for qualifying claims, and the Department of Justice must administer retroactive and pending claims under the expanded standard.
Key Provisions
- Extends PSOB coverage to certain retired law enforcement officers.
- Requires the attack to be motivated by the officer's prior law enforcement service.
- Covers death and permanent disability claims.
- Applies retroactively to incidents occurring on or after January 1, 2012.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits coverage to retired law enforcement officers killed or permanently disabled in targeted attacks motivated by their prior service, with retroactive application to 2012.
Key Policy Areas
Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Federal Benefits
Primary Purpose
Extends Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits coverage to retired law enforcement officers killed or permanently disabled in targeted attacks motivated by their prior service, with retroactive application to 2012.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Retired law enforcement officers and their families
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal benefit programs and agencies administering the expanded claims
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReceived in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4796; …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. …
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Retired law enforcement officers and their families, Taxpayers
Positive-direction: Retired law enforcement officers and their families
Negative-direction: Taxpayers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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