
Capitol Police honor guard over two fallen comrades in 1998. Public Law 115-45 allows payments from the Capitol Police Memorial Fund for officers wounded on duty.
Allows payments from the Capitol Police Memorial Fund to officers wounded on duty (in addition to payments to families of officers killed on duty).
Official Summary
This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.
The board is required to issue specific regulations governing the fund’s use for making such payments. These regulations shall ensure that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to the employee, including worker’s compensation benefits.
The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.
Sponsors
Original sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Votes
Passed House by voice vote.
Passed Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate amendments agreed to by House without objection.