Officer John Barnes Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 13, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
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Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 10 of 544 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 80 words
- Subjects
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officers
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 4
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 4 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1360 Officer John Barnes Act R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th S. 3897 Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026 D · Passed one chamber
- 118th H.R. 8789 Officer John Barnes Act R · Introduced
- 118th S. 4559 Officer John Barnes Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]