Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Barr
Introduced
Summary
The Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 would expand the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program to cover retired law enforcement officers who die or become permanently and totally disabled from a targeted attack tied to their service. It would make that eligibility retroactive to incidents on or after August 28, 2012 and apply to claims pending with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
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- Retired officers: A "retired law enforcement officer" is someone who left service in good standing, with or without pay. Those officers would be eligible for PSOB benefits if a targeted attack directly causes death or permanent and total disability.
- Families and survivors: Survivors of qualifying deaths could receive the program's death benefits for attacks tied to the officer's official service.
- Claims and timing: The change would apply to matters pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or filed consistent with earlier effective dates, and to actions that occurred on or after August 28, 2012.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Benefits for retired officers after targeted attacks
If enacted, some retired law enforcement officers could get federal death or disability benefits. You must have left a public law enforcement job in good standing, in an official role, paid or unpaid. The injury must be from a targeted attack because of your service. It must have caused death or permanent, total disability. Officers or their survivors could qualify if these conditions are met. The change would take effect when enacted and cover pending and new claims. It would also apply to actions on or after August 28, 2012.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Barr
KY • R
Cosponsors
Goldman (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Comer
KY • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Min
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Ezell
MS • R
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Moran
TX • R
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Garcia (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Hunt
TX • R
Sponsored 5/17/2025
Rogers (KY)
KY • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 5/23/2025
Williams (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Lee (NV)
NV • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
McGarvey
KY • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Rouzer
NC • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Gonzales, Tony
TX • R
Sponsored 10/6/2025
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