Supporting the designation of the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017, as "National Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week".
- Last Action
- 3/3/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, 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.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Education to provide assistance to the immediate families of teachers or other elementary and secondary school employees who are killed by another person's violent act while performing school duties. Such assistance includes funeral assistance, a death benefit, living assistance, and undergraduate education assistance for dependents.
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income tax: (1) the victim's compensation from school employment in the year of death, and (2) the victim's family assistance.
The bill also establishes the Teacher Victims' Family Trust Fund funded with an excise tax increase on ammunition.
Cosponsors (5)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Subjects
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Crime victims
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Firearms and explosives
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Law enforcement officers
- Sales and excise taxes
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Wages and earnings
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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