Search Results: keywords:"bureau of justice assistance"

  • S. 911 — 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.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:498

    S. 911 seeks to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by including certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program. Specifically, it allows benefits for retired officers who died or became permanently...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 911 is a plan that allows certain retired police officers, who have been hurt or died in a special way because of their police work, to get money to help their families. It also says this can even happen for things that happened as long ago as January 1, 2012.

  • S. 4559 — To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a certain period of time.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:202

    S. 4559, also known as the "Officer John Barnes Act," aims to ensure that benefit eligibility determinations are processed promptly. The bill amends a section of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, requiring the Bureau to notify a claimant of a benefit...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill, called the "Officer John Barnes Act," wants to make sure that when people ask if they can get benefits or help, the answer must come within 270 days, so they don’t wait too long. It’s like making sure someone tells you if you can have dessert after dinner before a long wait!

  • H. R. 545 — To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:180

    H.R. 545 is a bill from the 119th Congress that calls for the Attorney General to conduct a study on how effective extreme risk protection orders are in reducing gun violence. These orders are legal measures intended to temporarily prevent individuals who are deemed dangerous from accessing...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants the government to check if special rules that can temporarily stop some people from having guns really help make people safer from gun violence. They will need to finish this study in one year.