Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced
Summary
Simplifies claims for survivors of officers who die from heart attack or stroke. This bill would remove a prior limitation tied to cardiovascular‑disease risk factors and change timing and statutory wording to broaden eligibility and streamline the claims process.
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- Families and survivors: Would broaden eligibility for Public Safety Officers' Benefits when an officer dies of a heart attack or stroke by removing the cardiovascular risk-factor restriction and expanding the relevant window from 24 to 72 hours.
- Claimants: Claims that are pending or filed on or after the date of enactment would be evaluated under the new criteria, so new and pending filings use the revised standard.
- Administrators: The bill revises statutory phrasing and connective language to create a more cohesive, simpler standard for determining benefit claims tied to heart attack and stroke deaths.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Easier death benefit claims for survivors
This bill would make it easier for survivors of public safety officers to get a Public Safety Officers' Benefits death payment. It would remove a rule that excluded some heart-attack and stroke deaths tied to cardiovascular risk factors. It would change the time threshold from 24 hours to 72 hours and delete paragraph (3) of the rule. These changes would apply only to claims pending or filed on or after the date of enactment. The bill does not provide new funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/3/2026
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/3/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/20/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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