Senate Passes Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID-19
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen ensuring that if a law enforcement officer or first responder loses their life or is permanently disabled due to COVID-19, it is treated as a line-of-duty incident so that their families receive the full benefits.
“Law enforcement officers and first responders are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, facing unprecedented risks as they work to keep our communities safe,” said Senator Hassan. “If law enforcement officers or first responders contract COVID-19 and are killed or permanently disabled by it, it should be treated as a line-of-duty incident so that they and their families receive the full benefits that they deserve. That’s why it’s so important that the Senate passed this bipartisan bill, and I hope that the House will swiftly pass this bill as well.”