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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.

H.R. 1744Introduced May 7, 2001Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick Kennedy D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 30, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

45 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 35 Democrats

10 of 45 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Peter King (R-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.