# 117-hr-8458: To ensure eligibility for public safety officer death benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine laboratories, and for other purposes.

117-hr-8458, To ensure eligibility for public safety officer death benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine laboratories, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8458
- Congress: 117
- Title: To ensure eligibility for public safety officer death benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine laboratories, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Justice to specify that the definition of the term injury in a regulation for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program specifically includes radiation exposure at a clandestine laboratory.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
- 117-hr-7693: National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022
- 117-hr-7437: No Timber From Tyrants Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8458 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8458)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9063)
- [117-hr-7693: National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7693)
- [117-hr-7437: No Timber From Tyrants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7437)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8458 (as of 2025-11-18).