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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill allows the Representative or Senator of an immediate family member of a deceased firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to give the family, on request, a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the official providing the flag (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator), that contains an expression of sympathy for the family.
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2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 4584, the "POLICE Act," legislation to authorize Community Oriented Policing Services grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training; entire bill. S. 2840, the "POLICE Act," legislation to authorize Community Oriented Policing Services grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training; entire bill. H.R. 723, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags; entire bill. S. 2755, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags; entire bill. H.R. 228, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; entire bill. S. 125, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020; entire bill. H.R. 3036, the "9/11 Memorial Act," legislation to designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center site in New York City as a national memorial; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies; entire bill. H.R. 5123, the "HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016," legislation to ensure that the United States provides for the families of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other emergency responders who fall in the line of duty through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program; entire bill. H.R. 5476, the "Honoring Hometown Heroes Act," legislation to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty; entire bill. S. 2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. S. 2943, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Sec. 1053, modification of authority to transfer Defense Department property for law enforcement activities. S. 2944, the "Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016," legislation to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program and provide for processing improvements to increase the timeliness of claims adjudication; entire bill. Legislative proposals to address the backlog and delays in processing death and disability claims under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for the families of law enforcement officers who are totally disabled or killed in the line of duty, including those who died of a 9/11 health-related condition (no bill introduced), and Congressional oversight of same. Coverage under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program for public safety officers who die of a medical condition developed as a result of exposure to toxins during the rescue and recovery efforts following the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001.
Became Public Law No: 114-156.
Became Public Law No: 114-156.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2164-2165)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2164-2165)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2755.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2164-2166)
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Mr. Nugent moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2202)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2202)
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2201-2202)
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2201-2202)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Introduced in Senate
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| Democratic |
| NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Jeff Sessions | Republican | AL |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | KY |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |