# 116-hr-7031: Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020

116-hr-7031, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7031
- Congress: 116
- Title: Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-05-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of public safety officers who die or become injured as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty. For purposes of death benefits, this bill creates a general presumption that a public safety officer who dies from COVID-19 or related complications sustained a personal injury in the line of duty. For purposes of disability benefits, the bill creates a general presumption that COVID-19 or related complications suffered by a public safety officer constitutes a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2476: Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7031 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7031)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4194)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2476: Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2476)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7031 (as of 2025-11-18).