H.R. 3497
Creates a medal for officers and responders killed on duty
Directs the President to issue a medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty, and creates a commission to advise on its design and decide how it is presented.
- Covers federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers and first responders
- A President-appointed commission advises on the medal's design and determines how it is presented
- Those found to have acted outside their duties are generally not eligible
- In those cases, the commission investigates the death and issues a final eligibility decision
Became law · Public Law 119-94