S. 1511: Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021

CBO Score

$58.5 million

Date of Report

Mon October 25th, 2021

Notes

Discretionary estimate comes from 5/18/21 score; "Increase in direct spending is more than in the published estimate of the ordered reported version of the bill."

CBO Report Details

Legislation Details

117th Congress

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Charles Grassley — R — IA

Increases the benefit paid to families of public safety officers who die in the line of duty when claims take longer than one year to settle. The bill also expands eligibility for death benefits from the Public Safety Officer’s Benefit (PSOB) program to include, among others, fire police and officer candidates.

View the full vote history of this bill on GovTrack.us.

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