# 115-hr-5060: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2018

115-hr-5060, Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5060
- Congress: 115
- Title: Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-02-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2018 This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Among other things, the bill increases the death and disability benefit and increases the monthly education assistance benefit.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2018-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5060)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5060 (as of 2025-11-18).