Families of federal employees who die on duty would get significantly more financial support.
This bill would give more financial help to families of federal employees who die while working. It would create a new $100,000 payment and increase funeral allowances to $8,800. These changes would provide increased financial support to families of federal employees.
Today, families of federal employees who die in the line of duty receive a death gratuity under an older law and a funeral allowance of $800. If this bill passes, the old death gratuity authority would be repealed. A new system would provide a $100,000 death gratuity and an $8,800 funeral allowance, both adjusted annually, for deaths occurring on or after the bill becomes law.
S 2078 · 119th Congress · June 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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