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S. 459: Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

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S. 459: Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-182.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-182. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 (2003-12-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 (2003-12-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s459 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108