The record

LegislationLegislation· Aug 2025
S 911 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

Expands death benefits for retired police officers killed or disabled in targeted attacks.

Tradeoff

Extends federal death-benefit eligibility to retired law enforcement officers. No new spending figures provided in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Increases direct spending by $1 million over 10 years (2026-2035); spending subject to estimated at less than $500,000 over 2026-2030.

This $1 million covers one-time death benefits and ongoing disability and education benefits paid by the Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program to a small number of retired officers and their families who meet the eligibility criteria; the exact number of eligible claimants is uncertain.

S. 911, Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 · Oct 2025

Passed the Senate by on July 29, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 10, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 10, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 15, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 29, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Aug 1, 2025)