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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 1, 2002
Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include police and fire department chaplains killed in the line of duty among persons who qualify to receive public safety officer death benefits.Provides that if there is no surviving spouse or surviving child any such benefits shall be paid to the person designated by such officer as beneficiary under that officer's most recently executed life insurance policy, provided that such individual survived such officer. (Current law restricts such beneficiaries to the spouse, child, or parent.)
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Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D–VT
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Became Public Law No: 107-196.
Became Public Law No: 107-196.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
A similar measure H.R. 3297 was laid on the table without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3399-3400)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H3399-3400)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3399-3400)
Mr. Sensenbrenner asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3975-3976; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S3975; text as passed Senate: CR S3976)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 364.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3627)
Introduced in Senate
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