Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
Public Law 115-45 · H.R. 3298 · 115th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Aug 4, 2017 · Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX-6)
Cosponsors (128): Rep. Michael Doyle, Rep. Barry Loudermilk,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to: (1) families of employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty, or (2) employees of the U.S. Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.
The board shall issue specific regulations governing the fund's use for making such payments, including regulations ensuring that the payments are in addition to, and do not otherwise affect, other forms of compensation payable to such family or employee, including worker's compensation benefits.
The bill requires amounts received by the board in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, to be deposited into the fund.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
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S. 1608Related bill
Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Aug 4, 2017Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 27, 2017Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 24, 2017FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3298.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Davis, Rodney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Jul 19, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 409SenateSen. Jeff FlakeR-AZ· offered Jul 27, 2017Agreed to
In the nature of a substitute.
Jul 27, 2017: Amendment SA 409 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.