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H.R. 1236

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1236, the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Garland Barr (R) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1236 has 34 co-sponsors.

hb1236/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1236 IH: Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1236  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Barr  (for himself and  Mr. Goldman of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025  .
2.
Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program
(a)
In general
Section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10281 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(p)
Personal injury to retired law enforcement officer
(1)
In general
A retired law enforcement officer shall be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or become permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury resulting from a targeted attack because of the retired law enforcement officer’s service as a law enforcement officer.
(2)
Retired law enforcement officer defined
In this subsection, the term  retired law enforcement officer  means an individual who separated from service, in good standing, as a law enforcement officer, in an official capacity at a public agency, with or without compensation.
 .
(b)
Retroactive applicability
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall—
(A)
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B)
apply to any matter pending, before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date of enactment of this Act, or filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates) or accruing after that date.
(2)
Exceptions
The amendments made by this section shall apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer described in section 1201(p) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) that occurred on or after August 28, 2012.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program.

Sponsors

Rep. Garland Barr (R) sponsors H.R. 1236, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1236 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1236 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1236 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1236.

Titles

H.R. 1236 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1236 in 22 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE—District of Columbia110—
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE—Virginia15—
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO—Florida14—
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIALaw enforcementCalifornia12$100K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE110—
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE15—
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO14—
STEPTOE LLP12$100K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN STOKES1110
DAVID TABOH1110
JAMES PASCO1110
LAURA GORMALLY1110
TIMOTHY RICHARDSON1110
MICHAELA CAMPBELL115
DENNIS SLOCUMB114
MARK MCDONALD114
BRADY MCNAMARA112
DARRYL NIRENBERG112
ROWAN BOST112
CARISA MCLANEY111
CATHERINE FINNERTY111
CHRISTOPHER BROWN111
DESIREE HOFFMAN111
ELIZABETH WATSON111
JOHN DRUMMOND111
LAURA MACDONALD111
LINDA BENNETT111
MARC GRANOWITTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 third_quarter$750K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIASTEPTOE LLP2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIASTEPTOE LLP2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTECONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTECONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTECONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1236 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1236’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1236/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1236 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management to Law enforcement officers.

hr1236/subjects.txt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officers

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1236, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 1236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H677]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com