U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3317: Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act
Status: Passed one chamber, April 27, 2026
To provide and expand gratuities for employees killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide and expand gratuities for employees killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 9, 2025:
A BILL To provide and expand gratuities for employees killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act . SECTION 2. Increasing death gratuity for Federal employees killed in the line of duty (a) Amendments to title 5, United States Code (1) In general Subchapter VII of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 5571. Employee death gratuity payments (a) Definition (1) In general Notwithstanding section 5561(2), in this section, the term employee means an individual who has been determined by the Secretary of Labor to be an employee within the meaning of section 8101(1), but not including any individual described under subparagraph (D) of such section. (2) Exclusive authority A determination described in paragraph (1) may be made only by the Secretary of Labor. (b) Gratuity (1) In general With respect to the death of an employee, the head of the agency at which the employee was employed shall pay from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses of that agency a death gratuity to the person identified under subsection (c)(2), if the death of the employee-- (A) results from injuries incurred-- (i) in connection with …
Sponsors
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3317, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- : Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Inflation and prices, Cemeteries and funerals, Employee benefits and pensions, Family relationships, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB3317?
- HB3317 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act.
- What does HB3317 do?
- In its own words: To provide and expand gratuities for employees killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB3317?
- Passed one chamber as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3317, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (April 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3317?
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB3317?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3317
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