The bipartisan legislation, called the Public Safety Officer Support Act, was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate. The bill would expand disability and death benefits to public safety officers.
The Senate approved a House-passed bill on Monday night that would expand disability benefits to public safety officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic events, and would provide death benefits to survivors of officers who die by suicide in the wake of those events.
The bipartisan legislation, called the Public Safety Officer Support Act, was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate on Monday. It passed the House in May so the legislation now goes to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.Previously, officer death benefits were not available to family members if the officer died by suicide.
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