Introduced in House — H.R. 1360

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1360

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2025

Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a certain period of time.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Officer John Barnes Act.

Sec. 2. Eligibility determination

Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(f)
Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving a claim filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform the claimant of the Bureau’s determination as to the claimant’s benefit eligibility.