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S. 571

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 571, the Officer John Barnes Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 13, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 571 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb571/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S571 IS: Officer John Barnes Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-13
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 571  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Justice , and  Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a certain period of time.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Officer John Barnes Act  .
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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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require benefit eligibility determination to be made within a certain period of time.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 571, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 571 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025

Actions

S. 571 has taken 2 actions since Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 13, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 571 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to S. 571.

Titles

S. 571 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Officer John Barnes Act — Display Title
  • Officer John Barnes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require benefit eligibility determination to be made within a certain period of time. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 571 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; S. 571’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s571/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

S. 571 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management to Law enforcement officers.

s571/subjects.txt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officers

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com