Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Increase Death Benefits for Fallen Civil Servants

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Increase Death Benefits for Fallen Civil Servants

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has introduced the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act, a bipartisan legislative effort to modernize benefits for federal employees who lose their lives serving the nation. Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) joined as co-sponsors of the bill. The proposed legislation seeks to increase the death gratuity for fallen federal employees fro…

Fetterman Leads Bipartisan Push To Increase Death Benefits For Families Of Fallen Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. (EYT) — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D), Pennsylvania, introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at increasing financial support for the families of federal workers who die in the line of duty. The bill, introduced alongside Senators Bill Hagerty (R) of Tennessee, Alex Padilla (D) of California, and Josh Hawley (R) of Missouri, proposes significant increases to outdated death gratuity and funeral payments, while broadening eligibilit…