S. 911

Summary

S. 911, the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 10, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Aug 1, 2025: Received in the House.

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S. 911 has 9 co-sponsors.

119 S911 ES: Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 911  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
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 title I 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)
Definition
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.
(2)
Eligibility
A retired law enforcement officer shall be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or became 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.
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(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—
(i)
pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or otherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(ii)
filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates) or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2)
Exceptions
The amendment made by this section shall apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer described in section 1201(p) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) on or after January 1, 2012.
    Passed the Senate July 29, 2025.    Secretary

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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.

Sponsors

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 911, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Catherine Cortez Masto

Sen. · D–NV · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025

Mitch McConnell

Sen. · R–KY · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 10, 2025 · Original

Richard Blumenthal

Sen. · D–CT · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 30, 2025

Richard Durbin

Sen. · D–IL · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2025

Chuck Grassley

Sen. · R–IA · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2025

Christopher Coons

Sen. · D–DE · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2025

Ruben Gallego

Sen. · D–AZ · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2025

Deb Fischer

Sen. · R–NE · Co-sponsor

Joined May 22, 2025

Jerry Moran

Sen. · R–KS · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Margaret Hassan

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 10, 2025

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Committees

S. 911 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Reported By · May 20, 2025

Actions

S. 911 has taken 10 actions since Mar 10, 2025, the latest on Aug 1, 2025.

Votes

S. 911 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

2 bills are related to S. 911.

HR 1236Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025Feb 12, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · Related billS 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Dec 18, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-60. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 911 goes by 5 titles, 3 of them short titles.

• Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
• Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
• Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 911, the latest on Oct 14, 2025.

• S. 911, Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 — 2025-10-14As passed by the Senate on July 29, 2025

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named S. 911 in 16 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, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Retirement, Government Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 911 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 911’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

S. 911 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employee benefits and pensions to Law enforcement officers.

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