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Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Officer John Barnes Act would require the Bureau to tell people who file covered benefit claims whether they qualify within 270 calendar days after receiving their claim. The deadline concerns notification of eligibility; the text does not set a deadline for paying benefits.
This Act may be cited as the Officer John Barnes Act.
Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving a claim filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform the claimant of the Bureau’s determination as to the claimant’s benefit eligibility.
Section 2 would add subsection (f) to an existing federal benefits provision. It would make notification mandatory for claims filed under the referenced subpart, with the 270-calendar-day period measured from receipt of the claim.
Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving a claim filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform the claimant of the Bureau’s determination as to the claimant’s benefit eligibility.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated June 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 13, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-06-05T02:35:31Z. 2025-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-13: Introduced in House
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