H.R. 7042 would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editFirst Responders Support Act of 2008 - Amends the wikiOmnibus Crime Control and beSafe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the firstline of duty.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provideallow a detailed summarytax credit for up to $7,500 of the bill!)medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty.

Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(LogLatest Major Action: 9/24/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to edit the wikiCommittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the first to updateSpeaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the statusjurisdiction of the bill!)committee concerned.
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== Points in Favor ==

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== Points Against ==

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