Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2046
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 27, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 27, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 27, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2046
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Michigan
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to require each state to include in its grant application a certification for the protection of health care benefits for retired public safety officers. A public safety officer is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services provider whose conditions of employment are determined by a collective bargaining agreement.

Such certification must provide that the state will not (1) unilaterally modify or eliminate health care benefits for a public safety officer retiree, or (2) allocate grant funds to a local government or Indian tribe that has not certified to the state that such benefits will not be unilaterally modified or eliminated.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/27/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
06/27/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:50 PM