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- H.R.167
H.R.167: Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 3, 2017
- Latest Major Action Jan. 13, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 3, 2017
Bill Summary
Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education to provide assistance to the immediate families of teachers or other elementary and secondary school employees who are killed by another person's violent act while performing school duties. Such assistance includes funeral assistance, a death benefit, living assistance, and undergraduate education assistance for dependents. The bill amends the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Jan. 13, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| Jan. 3, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| Jan. 3, 2017 |
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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| Jan. 3, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| Jan. 3, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Jan. 3, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) |