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S. 1037: First Responders Support Act of 2009

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S. 1037: First Responders Support Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

First Responders Support Act of 2009

Plain summary

First Responders Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $7,500 of the medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty. Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

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Official text

First Responders Support Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1037 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111