HR-1236 : Still Just a Bill

The "Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025" (H.R. 1236) proposes to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program.

Key provisions of this bill include:

• Eligibility Expansion: The bill extends eligibility for death and disability benefits to certain retired law enforcement officers. Specifically, a retired officer would be eligible if they died or became permanently and totally disabled as a direct result of a targeted attack occurring due to their prior service as a law enforcement officer.

• Definition of Retired Officer: A "retired law enforcement officer" is defined as an individual who honorably separated from service in an official capacity at a public agency.

• Retroactive Applicability: The provisions of this Act would apply retroactively to any qualifying incident that occurred on or after August 28, 2012.

This legislation aims to provide critical benefits to retired law enforcement officers who suffer personal injury, death, or permanent disability as a consequence of their past public service.