Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998
Public Law 105-390 · S. 1525 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 13, 1998 · Education
Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Cosponsors (9): Sen. Joseph Biden, Sen. Christopher Dodd,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide financial assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers (currently, only the dependents of Federal public safety officers) who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Nov 13, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-390.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 4, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 15, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 10, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 3046 was laid on the table without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 3046. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 2, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- May 18, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- May 15, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 7, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Nov 12, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.