Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke shall be presumed to have died as the result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits, if: (1) that officer, while on duty, engaged in a situation involving non-routine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity or participated in a training exercise that involved non-routine stressful or strenuous physical activity; (2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while participating, while still on duty after participating, or not later than 24 hours after participating in such activity; and (3) such presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003
This bill became law
What it doesSummary public law (Dec 15, 2003)
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke shall be presumed to have died as the result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits, if: (1) that officer, while on duty, engaged in a situation involving non-routine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity or participated in a training exercise that involved non-routine stressful or strenuous physical activity; (2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while participating, while still on duty after participating, or not later than 24 hours after participating in such activity; and (3) such presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
What just happenedDec 15, 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-182.
Who’s behind it
- Dec 15, 2003PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 108-182.
- Dec 15, 2003BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 108-182.
- Dec 15, 2003PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Dec 15, 2003BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2003FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Dec 3, 2003President28000
Presented to President.
- Nov 26, 2003Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 25, 2003ResolvingDifferences
Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16052-16053; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S16052)
- Nov 25, 2003NotUsed20500
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16052-16053; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S16052)
- Nov 22, 2003Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Nov 22, 2003FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 22, 2003FloorH37100
On passage Passed without objection.
- Nov 22, 2003Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
- Nov 22, 2003FloorH30000
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/21/2003 H12299-12300)
- Nov 22, 2003FloorH30200
Mr. DeLay asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Jun 25, 2003CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - May 19, 2003IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 19, 2003Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 19, 2003FloorH14000
Received in the House.
- May 16, 2003Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
- May 16, 2003Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
- May 16, 2003Discharge
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6567-6568)
Judiciary Committee - May 16, 2003Committee14500
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6567-6568)
Judiciary Committee - Feb 26, 2003IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2856)
Judiciary Committee - Feb 26, 2003IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2855-2856)
- Feb 26, 2003IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or not later than 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits. Makes this provision applicable to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2003.