United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 31 D · 28 R · 1 I cosponsors

S 237 — Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 60 sponsors

    1 primary, 59 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (31 D · 28 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors.The bill specifies that exposure to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty ifthe exposure occurred while the officer was in the line of duty;the officer began serving as an officer not fewer than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of an exposure-related cancer and the diagnosis occurred not more than 15 years after the last date of active service; andthe exposure-related cancer directly and proximately resulted in the death or permanent and total disability of the officer.The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance must periodically review the definition of exposure-related cancer and update the definition if appropriate based on medical evidence and in accordance with the requirements of a petition process.

Bill Text

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12 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The text now includes a list of additional sponsors for the bill, highlighting that it is reported in the Senate without any amendments. This change matters because it indicates broader support for the bill from a wider range of legislators, while the removal of earlier sponsors streamlines the introduction section.

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237 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
237 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
78 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
Whitehouse, and Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr.
Wyden) introduced the following bill;
Wyden, Mr.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.
Hoeven, Mr.
Ossoff, Mrs.
Capito, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr.
Gallego, Mr.
Moreno, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr.
Merkley, Mr.
Kim, Ms.
Rosen, Mrs.
Moody, and Mrs.
Gillibrand) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 20, 2025 Reported by Mr.
Grassley, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.
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Calendar No.
78 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
237 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ May 20, 2025 Reported without amendment
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands eligibility for public safety officer benefits to include those suffering from exposure-related cancers.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10281

    (p) Exposure-Related Cancers.-- ...

    This section adds benefits for public safety officers whose death or disability is due to exposure-related cancers.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10231(a)

    furnished under this title by any person and identifiable to any specific private person → furnished under any law to any component of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished otherwise under this title, by any entity or person, including any information identifiable to any specific private person,

    This change broadens the confidentiality provisions to include information from any law to the Office of Justice Programs.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10231(a)

    person furnishing such information → entity or person furnishing such information or to whom such information pertains

    This modifies the text to enhance clarity regarding the sources of confidential information.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2)

    or (b)

    This adds provisions for subsection (b) to the existing framework for subsection (a), ensuring consistency in references.

  • 34 U.S.C. 10281 note

    Definition.--In this section, the term `line of duty action' includes any action-- ...

    This clarifies the definition of 'line of duty action' to encompass actions directed by the agency.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  4. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  5. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 59 co-sponsors · 487 not signed on

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Not signed on (487)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 237 do?
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers who suffer from exposure-related cancer while on duty and their survivors. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty and their survivors.The bill specifies that exposure to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury in the line of duty ifthe exposure occurred while the officer was in the line of duty;the officer began serving as an officer not fewer than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of an exposure-related cancer and the diagnosis occurred not more than 15 years after the last date of active service; andthe exposure-related cancer directly and proximately resulted in the death or permanent and total disability of the officer.The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance must periodically review the definition of exposure-related cancer and update the definition if appropriate based on medical evidence and in accordance with the requirements of a petition process.
Who sponsors S 237?
S 237 is sponsored by Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Banks, Jim (Republican), Barrasso, John (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Cornyn, John (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Fetterman, John (Democratic), Fischer, Deb (Republican), Graham, Lindsey (Republican), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Justice, James C. (Republican), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Rounds, Mike (Republican), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Warner, Mark R. (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Hoeven, John (Republican), Ossoff, Jon (Democratic), Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Moreno, Bernie (Republican), Kennedy, John (Republican), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Moody, Ashley (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Hawley, Josh (Republican), McCormick, David (Republican), Risch, James E. (Republican), Moran, Jerry (Republican), Crapo, Mike (Republican), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Schmitt, Eric (Republican), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Collins, Susan M. (Republican), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Husted, Jon (Republican), and Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 237?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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