# 119-hr-3317: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

119-hr-3317, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3317
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

The Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act would **expand and index death gratuities and funeral payments** for federal employees, military members, and Foreign Service personnel killed in the line of duty. It would also harmonize eligibility rules across agencies, make these payments tax-exempt, and authorize emergency supplemental funding when agency funds are exhausted. - Families and survivors: Survivors could receive larger, tax-exempt lump-sum payments under a new federal death gratuity with a clear order of precedence. Funeral reimbursement increases from $800 to $8,800 and would be adjusted each March for inflation. - Employees and service members: The bill would create a new statutory death gratuity under 5 U.S.C. 5571 and extend CPI-based increases to Title 10 military and Foreign Service gratuities, while clarifying offsets against other government benefits. - Agencies and emergency funding: Executive agencies would follow uniform criteria for eligibility and payments across FAA, TSA, VHA and related programs. The bill authorizes emergency supplemental appropriations to cover extraordinary incidents when agency funds are exhausted and urges prompt congressional action on requests.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal funeral pay raised to $8,800: benefit, high. If enacted, the federal funeral expense reimbursement would increase from $800 to $8,800 for deaths on or after enactment. The payment amount would be adjusted each March 1 by the percentage the Secretary of Labor sets under the CPI formula. These reimbursements would not be included in the recipie…
- New $100,000 death benefit for employees: benefit, high. If enacted, agencies would have to pay a $100,000 death gratuity for qualifying employee deaths. That base amount would be adjusted each March 1 for inflation using a Labor Department CPI formula. Some deaths would be excluded, for example willful misconduct, intentional self-harm, or deaths proxim…
- Death payments for Foreign Service survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, surviving beneficiaries of Foreign Service employees who die abroad could get a death gratuity under updated rules. Agencies would follow issued guidance on who qualifies and the order of payments. Payments would apply only if the Secretary of Labor finds the death came from an injury i…
- Emergency funds for extra gratuity costs: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies that pay death gratuities could receive emergency supplemental appropriations when disasters, terrorism, or other incidents create costs beyond agency funds. The agency head and OMB must agree that extra money is needed. Additional payments could be made only if Congress approp…
- Military death gratuities indexed to CPI: mixed, high. If enacted, the $100,000 military death gratuity and certain armed-forces-related death payments would be adjusted each March 1 for inflation using the Secretary of Labor's CPI formula. These payments would be tax-exempt. For deaths on or after enactment, payments under the armed-forces related pro…

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- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1943: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3317 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3317)

## Related
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1943: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1943)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3317 (as of 2026-09-21).