S. 911 · Passed Senate · Crime and Law Enforcement

Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

What it does

• Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to define a retired law enforcement officer as one who separated from service in good standing at a public agency.
• Makes retired law enforcement officers eligible for public safety officers' death benefits if they died or became permanently disabled as a direct result of a targeted attack because of their prior law enforcement service.
• Applies the amendment retroactively to any matter pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or filed after the date of enactment, and to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer on or after January 1, 2012.

Latest action

Aug 1, 2025: Received in the House.

Committee: Senate Judiciary