H.R.5123: HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016

About This Bill

  • Introduced April 29, 2016
  • Latest Major Action May 17, 2016

Bill Summary

Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act of 2016 or the HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish, with respect to a public safety officer's death benefits, a rebuttable presumption that: (1) the officer acted properly at the time of injury or death, and (2) specified limitations on the officer's benefits do not apply. The bill also extends such...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
April 29, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
April 29, 2016

Introduced in the House by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

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