Bill Details
HR.1360 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-13
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
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Cosponsors
View cosponsors (9)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-Texas-22]
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-Texas-2]
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-Texas-36]
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-Texas-26]
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-Texas-3]
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-New York-17]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-Utah-4]
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-Pennsylvania-15]
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-Mississippi-1]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would require the Bureau to decide whether someone is eligible for benefits within 270 days after a claim is filed. In simple terms, it sets a deadline so people do not have to wait too long for an answer on their benefit request.
- The bill amends an existing law tied to benefit claims under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
- After a claim is received, the Bureau must notify the claimant of its decision within 270 calendar days.
- The bill is also named the “Officer John Barnes Act.”
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Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1360 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1360
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a
certain period of time.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Babin,
and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a
certain period of time.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Officer John Barnes Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.
Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(f) Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving a claim
filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform the claimant of the
Bureau's determination as to the claimant's benefit eligibility.''.
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