# 119-hr-1236: Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

119-hr-1236, Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1236
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Benefits for retired officers after targeted attacks: benefit, high. 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 pe…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1236 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1236)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1236 (as of 2026-07-19).